criminal psychology-第102部分

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r　duty　properly；　to　distinguish　the　biological　difference　between　the　human　criminal　and　the　normal　human　being；　rather　than　to　subsume　every　criminal　case　under　its　proper　statute。　When　a　woman　commits　a　crime　because　of　jealousy；　when　in　spite　of　herself　she　throws　herself　away　on　a　good…for…nothing；　when　she　fights　her　rival　with　unconquerable　hatred；　when　she　bears　unbelievable　maltreatment；　when　she　has　done　hundreds　of　other　thingswho　counts　her　love？　She　is　guilty　of　crime；　she　is　granted　to　have　had　a　motive；　and　she　is　punished。　Has　enough　been　done　when　the　jury　acquits　a　jealous　murderess；　or　a　thrower　of　vitriol？　Such　cases　are　spectacular；　but　no　attention　is　paid　to　the　love　of　the　woman　in　the　millions　of　little　cases　where　love；　and　love　only；　was　the　impulse；　and　the　statute　sentencing　her　to　so　and　so　much　punishment　was　the　outcome。

Now；　study　the　maniacally…clever　force　of　jealousy　and　then　ask　who　is　guilty　of　the　crime。　Augustine　says；　that　whoever　is　not　jealous　is　not　in　love；　and　if　love　and　jealousy　are　correlate；　one　may　be　inferred　from　the　other。　What　is　at　work　is　jealousy；　what　is　to　to　be　shown　is　love。　That　is；　the　evil　in　the　world　is　due　to　jealousy；　but　this　cause　would　be　more　difficult　to　prove　than　its　correlate；　love。　And　we　know　how　difficult　it　is　to　conceal　love；so　difficult　that　it　has　become　a　popular　proverb　that　when　a　woman　has　a　paramour；　everybody　knows　it　but　her　husband。　Now；　if　a　crime　has　been　committed　through　jealousy　it　would　be　simply　nave　to　ask　whether　the　woman　was　jealous。　Jealousy　is　rare　to　discover　and　unreliable；　while　her　love…affair　is　known　to　everybody。　Once　this　becomes　an　established　fact；　we　can　determine　also　the　degree　of　her　jealousy。

Woman　gives　the　expression　of　her　jealousy　characteristic　direction。　Man　attempts　to　possess　his　wife　solely　and　without　trouble；　and　hence　is　naturally　jealous。　The　deceived　woman　turns　all　her　hatred　on　her　rival　and　she　excuses　the　husband　if　only　she　believes　that　she　still　possesses；　or　has　regained　his　love。　It　will　therefore　be　a　mistake　to　suppose　that　because　a　woman　has　again　begun　to　love　her　husband；　perhaps　after　a　long…enduring　jealousy；　that　　no　such　jealousy　preceded　or　that　she　had　forgiven　her　rival。　It　may　be　that　she　has　come　to　an　understanding　with　her　husband　and　no　longer　cares　about　the　rival；　but　this　is　only　either　mere　semblance　or　temporary；　for　the　first　suspicion　of　danger　turns　loose　the　old　jealousy　with　all　its　consequences。　Here　again　her　husband　is　safe　and　all　her　rage　is　directed　upon　her　rival。　The　typical　cases　are　those　of　the　attacks　by　abandoned　mistresses　at　the　weddings　of　their　lovers。　They　always　tear　the　wreath　and　veil　from　the　bride's　head；　but　it　never　is　said　that　they　knock　the　groom's　top…hat　off。

Another　characteristic　of　feminine　love　which　often　causes　difficulties　is　the　passion　with　which　the　wife　often　gives　herself　to　her　husband。　Two　such　different　authors　as　Kuno　Fischer　and　George　Sand　agree　to　this　almost　verbatim。　The　first　says：　‘‘What　nature　demands　of　woman　is　complete　surrender　to　man；''　and　the　second：　‘‘Love　is　a　voluntary　slavery　for　which　woman　craves　by　nature。''　Here　we　find　the　explanation　of　all　those　phenomena　in　which　the　will　of　the　wife　seems　dead　beside　that　of　the　husband。　If　a　woman　once　depends　on　a　man　she　follows　him　everywhere；　and　even　if　he　commits　the　most　disgusting　crimes　she　helps　him　and　is　his　loyalest　comrade。　We　simply　catalogue　the　situation　as　complicity；　but　we　have　no　statutes　for　the　fact　that　the　woman　naturally　could　do　nothing　else。　We　do　not　find　it　easy　to　discover　the　accomplices　of　a　man　guilty　of　a　crime；　but　if　there　is　a　woman　who　really　loves　him　we　may　be　sure　that　she　is　one　of　them。

For　the　same　reason　women　often　bear　interminably　long　maltreatment　at　the　hands　of　their　husbands　or　lovers。　We　think　of　extraordinary　motives；　but　the　whole　thing　is　explained　if　the　motive　was　really　feminine　love。　It　will　be　more　difficult　for　us　to　believe　in　this　love　when　the　man　is　physically　and　mentally　not　an　object　of　love。　But　the　motives　of　causes　of　love　of　woman　for　man；　though　much　discussed；　have　never　been　satisfactorily　determined。　Some　authorities　make　strength　and　courage　the　motives；　but　there　are　innumerable　objections；　for　historic　lovers　have　been　weak　and　cowardly；　intellectual　rather　than　foolish；　though　Schopenhauer　says；　that　intelligence　and　genius　are　distasteful　to　women。　No　fixed　reasons　can　be　assigned。　We　have　to　accept　the　fact　that　a　most　disgusting　man　is　often　loved　by　a　most　lovely　woman。　We　have　to　believe　that　love　of　man　turns　women　from　their　romantic　ideals。　There　has　been　the　mistaken　notion　that　only　a　common　crime　compels　a　woman　to　remain　loyally　with　a　thoroughly　worthless　　man；　and　again；　it　has　been　erroneously　supposed　that　a　certain　woman　who　refused　a　most　desirable　heirloom　left　her　by　a　man；　must　have　known　of　some　great　crime　committed　by　him。　But　we　need　no　other　motive　for　this　action　than　her　infinite　love；　and　the　reason　of　that　infinity　we　find　in　the　nature　of　that　love。　It　is；　in　fact；　woman's　life；　whereas　it　is　an　episode　in　the　life　of　man。　Of　course；　we　are　not　here　speaking　of　transitory　inclinations；　or　flirtations；　but　of　that　great　and　profound　love　which　all　women　of　all　classes　know；　and　this　love　is　overmastering；　it　conquers　everything；　it　forgives　everything；　it　endures　everything。

There　is　still　another　inexplicable　thing。　Eager　as　man　is　to　find　his　woman　virgin；　woman　cares　little　about　the　similar　thing　in　man。　Only　the　very　young；　pure；　inexperienced　girl　feels　an　instinctive　revulsion　from　the　real　rou