shoulditevenbethecommandincaprice——ofhislady。Itassumesthis，becauseitsmastersknewthatthefirstandnecessaryimpulseofeverytrulytaughtandknightlyheartisthisofblindservicetoitslady：thatwherethattruefaithandcaptivityarenot，allwaywardandwickedpassionmustbe;andthatinthisrapturousobediencetothesingleloveofhisyouth，isthesanctificationofallman’sstrength，andthecontinuanceofallhispurposes。Andthis，notbecausesuchobediencewouldbesafe，orhonourable，wereiteverrenderedtotheunworthy;butbecauseitoughttobeimpossibleforeverynobleyouth——itISimpossibleforeveryonerightlytrained——toloveanyonewhosegentlecounselhecannottrust，orwhoseprayerfulcommandhecanhesitatetoobey。
Idonotinsistbyanyfartherargumentonthis，forIthinkitshouldcommenditselfatoncetoyourknowledgeofwhathasbeenandtoyourfeelingofwhatshouldbe。Youcannotthinkthatthebucklingonoftheknight’sarmourbyhislady’shandwasamerecapriceofromanticfashion。Itisthetypeofaneternaltruth——
thatthesoul’sarmourisneverwellsettotheheartunlessawoman’shandhasbracedit;anditisonlywhenshebracesitlooselythatthehonourofmanhoodfails。Knowyounotthoselovelylines——IwouldtheywerelearnedbyallyouthfulladiesofEngland：—
\"Ah，wastefulwoman！——shewhomayOnhersweetselfsetherownprice，Knowinghecannotchoosebutpay—
Howhasshecheapen’dParadise！