The short story which I have chosen for this particular post regarding the "honorable" side of pride is Appointment with Love, written by S.I. Kishor.
" He started moving towards her, entirely forgetting to notice that she was wearing no rose, and as he moved, a small provocative smile curved his lips.
'Going my way soldier?' she murmured.
Uncontrollably, he made one step closer to her. Then he saw Hollis Meynell. She was standing almost directly behind the girl, a woman well past forty, her graying hair tucked under a worn hat. She was more than plump; her thick-ankled feet were trust into low-heeled shoes. But she wore a red rose in the rumpled lapel of her brown coat.
The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away.
Blandford felt as though he were being split in two, so keen was his desire to follow the girl, yet so deep was his longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned and upheld his own; and there she stood. Her pale, plump face was gentle and sensible; he could see that now. Her gray eyes had a warm, kindly twinkle.
Lieutenant Blandford did not hesitate. His fingers gripped the small, worn, blue copy of Of Human Bondage which was to identify him to her." (Kishor, Paragraph 13-18)
In the short story Appointment with Love the main character, Lieutenant Blandford, shows some signs of being a person with a great amount of pride. He stays around to wait for the person whop was intended to be Hollis Meynell, even though he wanted to follow the younger female. Perhaps he did not want to look like a senseless person by not meeting the alleged Hollis Meynell, and going after another person. It may be that he prides himself on being/ acting a certain way. In this case, I mean that he wants to act appropriately and honorably on this his appointment with the Hollis Meynell. How this could apply to anyone, is that if one is proud, don't let it change your mind or alter your actions. This is the point which this story seeks to present.
