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When she had once an aim, nothing could withhold
her from its pursuit, and when her feelings were not
in question she always compassed her end. When her
heart was concerned, curiously enough, she lost her
clear judgment; she required too much from those who
loved her and whom she loved, and thought to gain by
force what would have been given to her spontaneously
had it not been demanded. She had a perfect
craving for tenderness and intimate friendship. She also
needed to have some one near her who would never
leave her and was interested in all that interested
herself; but she made life unbearable to all who lived
with her. She was herself too restless, too ill balanced
in temperament, to be satisfied with such loving
companionship, although it was her ideal. Her own
individuality was far too pronounced for her to live in
harmony with others. Kovalévsky was also, in his
way, restless by nature; always full of new ideas and
plans. It is impossible to say whether these two, both
so rarely endowed, could ever, under any circumstances
whatsoever, have lived happily together for any length
of time."
Sönya remained two years in Heidelberg, until the
autumn of 1870, when she went to Berlin to continue
her studies under Professor Weierstrass’s direction.
Her husband had meanwhile received his doctor’s
degree in Jena, and written a treatise which attracted
much attention. He thus gained great celebrity and
became a scientist of importance.
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