Perhaps after all the real proposal is more complimentary to woman than
is the ideal; at least perhaps
The aberration and obfuscation of the man is proof once (i) of her
potency and (ii) of his sincerity.
Did man keep his head, would woman be quite so sure of his heart? Yet it
may be that in these matter woman is liable to err, since
Rarely, if ever, does a woman's heart run away with her head. When it
does--