Johnbenthishead;hisGreekfacewasbroughttoalevelwithmine，hiseyesquestionedmyeyespiercingly—hekissedme。Therearenosuchthingsasmarblekissesoricekisses，orIshouldsaymyecclesiasticalcousin\'ssalutebelongedtooneoftheseclasses;buttheremaybeexperimentkisses，andhiswasanexperimentkiss。Whengiven，heviewedmetolearntheresult;itwasnotstriking:IamsureIdidnotblush;perhapsImighthaveturnedalittlepale，forI
feltasifthiskisswereasealaffixedtomyfetters。Heneveromittedtheceremonyafterwards，andthegravityandquiescencewithwhichIunderwentit，seemedtoinvestitforhimwithacertaincharm。
Asforme，Idailywishedmoretopleasehim;buttodoso，I
feltdailymoreandmorethatImustdisownhalfmynature，stiflehalfmyfaculties，wrestmytastesfromtheiroriginalbent，forcemyselftotheadoptionofpursuitsforwhichIhadnonaturalvocation。HewantedtotrainmetoanelevationIcouldneverreach;
itrackedmehourlytoaspiretothestandardheuplifted。Thethingwasasimpossibleastomouldmyirregularfeaturestohiscorrectandclassicpattern，togivetomychangeablegreeneyesthesea—bluetintandsolemnlustreofhisown。