A mortgage is difficult to bind. For

There is a statute of limitations in love as there is in law. Nor is the
former to be set aside by bond.

That pair is in a parlous state when either party discovers that the
title was not properly searched. Since

Everybody expects a fee simple,--though few deserve it, God wot!

* * *

Perhaps the most durable conquest is the incomplete one. Which sounds
illogical. But it is well to remember that

Repletion seems to cause, in the man, temporary indifference; while

Repletion causes, in the woman, enduring content. And in this we can
detect a significant distinction between the sexes: namely the fact that

A single goal satisfies most women;

No single goal ever yet satisfied the restless spirit of man.

* * *

What gives keenest joy is the evocation of latent passion. For
Each takes pleasure in believing that he or she alone can evoke this
passion. Accordingly,