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The Compleat Bachelor

Oliver Onions

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. . .African suns, while all you love is left behind you in England. You do not marry—that is, the true soldier thinks it inconsistent with his duty,—and you leave all you care for to fight the battles of a less devoted society. It is self-sacrificing; and when you return, it is to a bachelor’s old age, like the general there.”

“Oh, I don’t know, Butterfield,” he replied. “Lots of our soldiers marry, you know.”

I could feel Carrie’s arm trembling on mine. I continued:

“That is another instance of their nobility. It makes their duty all the harder. They have to leave their wives, and worship them only in the ideal sense. They see them, perhaps, only once in ten years, unless they have risen to responsible posts. It is a great devotion.”

“But, Rol,” said Carrie timidly, “lots of women are glad to . . . Read More