Excerpt from Unpopular Men

Jane Welsh. The. Wife of Thomas Carlyle. Once remarked: The least attention from Carlyle glori¿es me. But she seldom received that word. And when she hinted. Mildly. That it was natural for a woman '1 expect an occasional expression of endear ment, from her husband. Carlyle would blurt out a snappy sentence such as: Do you expect to be praised for doing your duty?

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