Linley Rochford A Novel Author:Justin McCarthy Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: "No?" said Linley, looking up with wondering eyes. " I suppose not. Why should you 1" " I don't know that there was any occasion for your telling them anythin... more »g of your private life before we were married." " Oh," rather blankly, " was that not right to do 1 I didn't know. I was proud of being so clever; and then I thought it was so noble a thing of you to marry a poor nameless girl without a fortune, that I wanted to blazon your good deeds." He smiled forgivingly, and made a sign for her to come nearer; and she knelt beside his chair again, while he caressed her hair with his hand, and she was very happy and proud once more. She thought it a pity when luncheon came, and still more when Mr. Tuxham made his appearance, and she had to cross for the first time outward the threshold of her home, and to do so without her husband. CHAPTER III. Men's Men And Women's Men. " There are men's men and women's men, you know," said Mr. Tuxham as they walked along. " Are there 1 I don't think I quite understand." " I'll explain, although it oughtn't to require any explanation. Plain words ought to carry their meaning along with them. However, this is the whole thing: There are men whose ways and thoughts, and all that, only suit men. They may be model husbands and delightful fathers ; but they only put up with the wives and the daughters, and their natural companionship is with men. You see 1" " Yes ; that is plain enough. Well, the women's men 1" " The women's men of course are those whose chosen companions are women. Men never get quite to know these men. They are only known, out and out, to their wives, or sisters, or daughters." " Which are the higher order, Mr. Tuxham ?" " That all depends. The women's man may beat his wifefor all his preference for woman's comp...« less