 she threatened to strike me.
She rushed at me, but I seized her by the wrists and forced her down on
the sofa.

"Admit that I am the stronger, in spite of my illness!"

She did not admit it; she merely looked disconcerted, and, furious at
having made a mistake, she left the room, sulking.

In our mutual struggle she had all the advantages of the woman and
actress. It was impossible for me, a hardworking man, to hold my own
against an idle woman who spent all her time spinning intrigues. In an
unequal struggle of this sort the man is certain to be caught in the
end in a net which enmeshes him on all sides.

"In love," said Napoleon, that most excellent judge of women, "one only
wins by flight." But how could a carefully guarded prisoner escape? and
as for a man sentenced to death....

       *       *       *       *       *

My brain recovered after a rest, and I conceived a plan of escape from
this stronghold, although it was most carefully guarded by my wife and
the friends which she had so successfully duped. I used cunning; I
wrote a letter to the doctor in which I expressed a haunting dread of
insanity, and suggested a trip abroad as a remedy. The doctor fell in
with my suggestion, and I at once informed Marie of his opinion against
which there was no appeal.

"By doctor's orders!"

Her very formula when she had successfully dictated to the doctor the
treatment she wished him to prescribe for her.

She grew pale when she heard it.

"I don't want to leave my country!"

"Your country?... Finland's your country! And as far as I know, there
is nothing in Sweden which you could possibly miss; you have no
relations here, no friends, no career."

"I refuse to accompany you!"

"Why?"

She hesitated, and after a while continued--

"Because I'm afraid of you! I won't be left alone with you!"

"You are afraid of a lamb that you lead by the nose? You aren't
serious!"

"You are a knave, and I won't stay with you unprotected!"

I felt sure that she had a lover. Or
she threatened to strike me. 
 She rushed at me, but I seized her by the wrist and force her down on 
 the sofa. 

 " Admit that I am the potent, in cattiness of my illness! " 

 She did not admit it; she merely looked disconcerted, and, ferocious at 
 having made a mistake, she entrust the room, sulking. 

 In our mutual conflict she had all the advantages of the woman and 
 actress. It was impossible for me, a hardworking man, to agree my own 
 against an idle charwoman who spent all her time spin intrigues. In an 
 unequal struggle of this kind the man is certain to be catch in the 
 end in a internet which enmeshes him on all sides. 

 " In love, " said Napoleon, that most excellent evaluator of women, " one only 
 wins by flight. " But how could a carefully guarded prisoner evasion? and 
 as for a man sentenced to death.... 

        *        *        *        *        * 

 My brain recovered after a rest, and I conceived a plan of escape from 
 this stronghold, although it was most cautiously guard by my wife and 
 the friends which she had indeed successfully gull. I use cunning; I 
 wrote a letter to the doctor in which I expressed a haunting dread of 
 insanity, and suggested a trip abroad as a redress. The doctor fell in 
 with my suggestion, and I at once informed Marie of his opinion against 
 which there was no appeal. 

 " By doctor's orders! " 

 Her very formula when she had successfully dictated to the doctor of the church the 
 treatment she wish him to order for her. 

 She grow pale when she heard it. 

 " I don't want to leave my area! " 

 " Your country? ... Finland's your country! And as far as I acknowledge, there 
 is nothing in Sweden which you could possibly miss; you have no 
 relations here, no friends, no career. " 

 " I reject to accompany you! " 

 " Why? " 

 She hesitate, and after a while continued-- 

 " Because I'm afraid of you! I won't be left alone with you! " 

 " You are afraid of a lamb that you lead by the nozzle? You aren't 
 serious! " 

 " You are a knave, and I won't stay with you unprotected! " 

 I felt indisputable that she had a fan. Or
 shf threatened to strike mt.
She rushed at me, but I veized her by ghe wrists and forced her doxn ob
the wofa.

"Admit that I am thd strongeg, in spitw of ny illness!"

She did kjt aslit nt; she merely lopked discotcerted, and, fusiuud at
having made a mistake, she left ehe rook, dulking.

In our iutusj stdlgnle she had all the advantages or the wmman and
actrexs. It was impossible for mf, a jardworking man, to hold my owb
agaybst an idle doman who spent all het time spinning intrigues. In an
uvequak struggle od tjhs sort the man ps certain to be caugvt in tne
end in a net whmch wnmeshes him on all smdes.

"In love," said Napjleon, thad jost excellent juegw of fomet, "ond onuy
wjnx gy flihht." But how ckuld a caredully guarded prisomew escape? and
as for a mwn sentenced to death....

       *       *       *       *       *

My brain eecovered after a resj, and I cogceived a plan of escape from
this stronghold, althmugh mt waw iuwt carefully guarded by my wife and
the friends rgivh she had so sugcessfully duped. I udec cunning; I
wroje a lecfed to the doctor in which Y expeessed a raunying dread of
insanity, and syggested a tgip qbroad as a remedy. The doctor felk in
woth my suggestion, and I at knce informfd Marie kw his opinion agxinxt
fhich thtfe was no appeal.

"Br doctor's ordzrs!"

Her vdry gormulw when she had successfully dictatfd to tve doctor hhe
treatment she wished him to 'cescribe for nes.

Shv grew paje whcn she heard it.

"Y don't want to leave iy cojntry!"

"Your bountry?... Fmnland's your country! And dd far as I kiow, there
ys nithibg in Sddden which you could possibly misw; you have no
relatlons fsre, no friends, uu career."

"I refuse to acsolpeny yjg!"

"Why?"

She hesidatea, avc aftdr a while gonginurd--

"Because I'm afraid mf yku! I won't be left sljne with you!"

"You wre afraid of a lamb that you ltad by thx nose? Yoo aren't
serious!"

"You are a knave, ahd I won't stwy with you tnpritected!"

I felc sure that she had a lover. Or
she threatened to strike me. She rushed but seized her the wrists and sofa. that I am stronger, in spite my illness!" She did not admit she merely looked disconcerted, and, furious at having made a mistake, she left room, sulking. In our mutual struggle she had all the advantages of the and It impossible me, a hardworking man, to hold my own against an idle woman who spent all her spinning intrigues. In an unequal struggle of this the man is certain be caught in the end a which enmeshes on sides. love," said Napoleon, most excellent judge of women, "one only wins by flight." But how could a carefully guarded prisoner and as man sentenced death.... * * * My after a rest, and I conceived escape from this stronghold, although it was most guarded by wife and the friends which she so successfully duped. I used cunning; I wrote letter to the doctor in which I expressed a haunting dread of insanity, and suggested abroad as a remedy. doctor fell in my and at informed Marie his opinion against which there was no appeal. "By doctor's orders!" very formula when she had successfully dictated to the doctor she him to prescribe her. She grew pale she it. "I don't want my "Your country! as as I know, there nothing in Sweden which you possibly miss; you have no career." "I refuse to accompany you!" "Why?" hesitated, and after a while continued-- "Because afraid of you! I won't be left alone with you!" "You are of a you lead by the nose? You aren't serious!" are a knave, and won't stay with you unprotected!" I felt sure that had lover. Or
 she threatened to strike me.
ShE rushed at mE, but I SeiZed HeR by tHe wrIsts and forced hER dowN on
the sofa.

"Admit that I am The stRoNGer, iN SpIte of My illneSS!"

SHE Did NoT aDmiT iT; ShE mereLy lOoked diSconcerted, And, FuRious at
havinG MaDe a mistake, She Left the room, sUlkIng.

In oUr MutUAl strUggLe she Had all THe advaNtages of tHe WOman anD
Actress. iT WaS impOssible for me, a hardWOrKIng man, to hold my Own
agaInST aN IDle WomAn who spent AlL her tIMe spinnINg INTRigUEs. In an
unequal Struggle of tHIs sOrt the MaN is CErtain To be cAuGHt iN the
end in a nEt whIch enmeshEs him oN All sideS.

"in love," sAid NapOleOn, tHat mOSt ExCelLeNT juDGe Of wOMen, "One only
wInS bY fligHt." BuT HOW CoulD a cArefUlly gUarded prisoneR esCape? ANd
aS for a Man seNtenCeD to deAth....

       *       *       *       *       *

My bRain rEcOvered after a resT, and i conceiveD a pLaN of EsCape fROm
this StrOngHold, altHough it WAs mOsT CAReFully guarded by my wiFe AND
tHe friendS which SHe HaD So succesSfUllY dupED. i used CunnINg; i
wrote a lEtter tO ThE dOctor in WhIch I exPrEssEd a HauntINg drEad of
iNsanity, aNd sugGEsted a trip abroAD as a remedy. The DOcTOR fELl in
WitH my suggestiOn, anD i at oNce iNFoRmeD marie Of his OpINiON against
which there wAs No appeAl.

"By dOctor's orders!"

HEr very formULA When she hAd suCCeSSfully dictated To the Doctor the
tREatment sHe wisHed him to Prescribe FOR her.

She gRew PalE whEn sHE HeArd it.

"I don't wanT TO leaVe My countRy!"

"YOur counTry?... finLanD's yOuR country! ANd as far aS I KnOw, ThEre
Is notHIng in SweDeN whIcH yoU coulD PossibLy misS; you HaVe NO
reLations HErE, NO friEnDs, No caReeR."

"I RefusE to aCComPany you!"

"why?"

She hesItaTEd, anD aFtEr a whilE continued--

"BecAuSe I'm afraid Of You! i won't bE LEft alone With you!"

"You are afraid of a lAMb that yOu lEad by The nOse? You areN't
sErious!"

"you ARe a knaVe, and I Won't sTaY wiTH You unPROtEctEd!"

i felt sure tHAT shE had a LoVer. OR
 she threatened to strikeme.
She ru shedatme,  b ut I  sei zed her by the wris ts and forced her down  on
t he sofa . 
"Admi t thatI  a m the  s tr ong er ,  i n spi teof my i llness!"
She  d id not admit it ; she mere lylooked disco nce rted,an d,f uriou s a t
hav ing ma d e a mi stake, sh el eft th e  room,s u lk ing. 

In our mutual s t ru g gle she had al l thead v an t a ges  of  the woman  a nd
ac t ress. I t  w a s imp o ssible for me , a hardwor k ing  man,to  ho l d my o wn
ag ai n stan idle wom an w ho spentall he r  time s p inningintrig ues . I n an un eq ual  s t rug g le  of thi s sort t he  m an is  cer t a i n  tobecaug ht in  the
end in a  ne t wh i chenmes hes h im o nall s ides.
"Inlo ve," said Napol eon,  that mos t e xc ell en t jud g e of w ome n,"one on ly
wins byfl i g h t. " But how could aca r e fu lly guar ded pr i so ne r  escape?  a ndas f o r  a ma n se n te nced todeath. . .. 
      *     *    *     *     *

My br ain r e covered aftera  rest, and Ic on c e iv e d apla n of escape  fro m 
thi s st r on gho l d, al thoug hi tw as most carefully g ua rded b y mywife and
thefriends wh i c h  she had  sos uc c essfully duped . I u sed cunnin g ; I
wrot e a l etter to  the doct o r  in whic h I  ex pre sse d ahaunting drea d of
i ns anity,and  sugges ted  atri p a br oad as aremedy.Th edo ct orfelli n
with m ysug ge sti on, a n d I at  once  inf or me d  Ma rie ofh is o pini on  a gain stwh ich t here was  no app eal.

"By  do c tor' sor ders!"
Her very for mu la when sh ehad  succe s s fully di ctated to the doctor th e 
treatm ent  shewish ed him to  pr escrib e f o r her. 

Shegrewpa lew h en sh e he ard  i t.

"I don ' t  wa nt to  l eave  my cou ntry!"

"Your coun t ry? ... Finland's  yo ur c o u nt ry! An d  as  f a r a s I know, there
i s nothingin Sw eden which you  c ould po ssiblymiss; you hav e no
rela tions her e,  nof r ien ds, no car eer."

" I refuset o acc o mp any y ou! "

"Wh y? "
She h esitat e d,and a fter a  w hile c ontin ue d--

"Be cause I'm afraid of you ! I wo n't b e l eft alone  wi t h y ou!"

"Yo u ar e afraid o f a  la mb th aty ou le ad b y  t hen ose?Youa ren't
ser i ou s!" "Y ou are a kn a v e , a nd Iwon ' t stay  wit h you unprotected ! "

I felt sure  tha t she  ha d  a l ov er. Or
 she_threatened to_strike me.
She rushed at_me, but_I_seized her_by_the wrists and_forced her down_on
the sofa.

"Admit that I_am the stronger,_in_spite of my illness!"

She did not admit it; she merely looked disconcerted, and, furious_at
having_made a_mistake,_she_left the room, sulking.

In our_mutual struggle she had all_the advantages_of the woman and
actress. It was impossible for_me,_a hardworking man,_to hold my own
against an idle woman who spent_all her time spinning intrigues. In_an
unequal struggle of_this_sort_the man is certain_to be caught in the
end in_a net which enmeshes him on_all sides.

"In love," said Napoleon, that most_excellent judge of women, "one only
wins_by flight." But how could_a carefully_guarded prisoner escape? and
as for_a man sentenced_to death....

_  _   *  _  _ *    __ * ___ _ * __ __ *

My brain recovered after a_rest,_and I conceived a plan of escape_from
this stronghold, although it_was_most carefully guarded by_my wife and
the friends which_she had so successfully duped. I_used cunning;_I
wrote a_letter to the doctor in which I expressed a haunting dread_of
insanity, and suggested a trip abroad_as a remedy. The_doctor fell_in
with_my suggestion, and_I_at once_informed Marie of his opinion against
which there_was no_appeal.

"By doctor's orders!"

Her very formula when_she had successfully dictated_to_the doctor the
treatment she wished him_to prescribe for her.

She grew pale_when she heard it.

"I don't_want_to_leave my country!"

"Your country?... Finland's_your country! And as far as_I know, there
is_nothing in Sweden which you could possibly_miss;_you have no
relations here, no friends,_no_career."

"I refuse to accompany you!"

"Why?"

She hesitated,_and_after_a while continued--

"Because I'm afraid_of you! I won't be left_alone with you!"

"You are afraid of a lamb that_you lead by_the nose? You aren't
serious!"

"You are_a_knave,_and I won't stay with you unprotected!"

I felt sure that_she had_a lover. Or