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1、魅力的本质(TheEssenceofCharm)Charmistheultimateweapon,thesupremeseduction,againstwhichtherearefewdefenses.Ifyou'vegotit,youneedneithermoney,looks,norpedigree.It'sagift,givenonlytogiveaway,andthemoreused,themorethereis.Itisalsoaclimateofbehaviorsetforperpetualsummerandthermostaticallycontrolledbytasteandt
2、act. Truecharmisanaura,aninvisiblemuskintheair;ifyouseeitworking,thespellisbroken.Charmisdynamic,andcannotbeturnedonandoffatwill.Astoitsingredients,thereisnofixedformula.Awholerangeofmysteriesgoesintothecaldron,butthemagicitoffersmustbeabsolute-onecannotbe"almost"or"partly"charmed.Inawoman,charmisp
3、robablymoreexactingthaninaman,requiringawiderarrayofsubtleties.Itisalightintheface,anairofexclusivewelcome,analmostimpossiblysustainednoteofsatisfactioninone'scompany,andregretwithoutfussatparting.Awomanwithcharmfindsnomandull;indeed,inherpresencehebecomesnotjustadifferentpersonbutthepersonhemostwan
4、tstobe.Suchawomangiveslifetohisdeep-heldfantasiesbyaddingthenecessaryconvictiontohislongsuspicionthatheisking. OfthosewomenwhohavemostsuccessfullycharmedmeIrememberchieflytheirvoicesandeyes.Theirvoiceswereintimateandenveloping.Thelisteningeyes,supremecharminawoman,betrayednoconcernwithanyotherworld
5、thanthis,warmlywrappingoneroundwithtotalattentionandturningone'slightestwordstogold.Theirswasacharmthatmusthavecontinuedtoexist,liketheflowerinthedesert,evenwhentherewasnobodytheretoseeit.Awoman'scharmspreadsroundherthatparticularglowofwell-beingforwhichanymanwillwanttoseekheroutand,bymakingfulluseo
6、fhernature,celebratesthefactofhismalenessandsogiveshimanextrashotoflife.Hercharmliesalsointhatairoftimelessmaternalism,thatcalmandpacifyingpresence,whichcandispelaman'smomentsoffrustrationandangerandrestorehisfailuresofwill. Charminaman,Isuppose,ishisabilitytocapturethecomplicityofawomanbyasingle-m
7、indedacknowledgmentofheruniqueness.Hereagainitisaquestionofbeingtotallyabsorbed,ofreallyforgettingthatanyoneelseexists,fornothingmorefatallybetraysthanthesuggestionofawanderingeye.Silentdevotionisfine
