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Chapter 8

           "NotI!IalwaysinsistontheprideandsupremacyofworthIdonotmeanmoneyvalue,butintellect.AndinthiswayIforeseeanewaristocracy.WhentheHighgrowscorrupt,itfallsandbecomestheLow;whentheLoweducatesitselfandaspires,itbecomestheHigh.Thisissimplythecourseofnature."

           "But,Godblessmysoul!"exclaimedLordElton"youdon’tcallthisplayloworimmoraldoyou?It’sarealisticstudyofmodernsociallifethat’swhatitis.Thesewomenyouknowthesepoorsoulswithapastareveryinteresting!"

           "Very!"murmuredhisdaughter."Infactitwouldseemthatforwomenwithnosuch‘past’therecanbenofuture!Virtueandmodestyarequiteoutofdate,andhavenochancewhatever."

           Ileanedtowardsher,halfwhispering,

           "LadySibyl,Iamgladtoseethiswretchedplayoffendsyou."

           Sheturnedherdeepeyesonmeinmingledsurpriseandamusement.

           "Ohno,itdoesn’t,"shedeclared"Ihaveseensomanylikeit.AndIhavereadsomanynovelsonjustthesametheme!Iassureyou,Iamquiteconvincedthattheso-called‘bad’womanistheonlypopulartypeofoursexwithmenshegetsalltheenjoymentpossibleoutoflifeshefrequentlymakesanexcellentmarriage,andhas,astheAmericanssay‘agoodtimeallround.It’sthesamethingwithourconvictedcriminalsinprisontheyaremuchbetterfedthanthehonestworking-man.Ibelieveitisquiteamistakeforwomentoberespectabletheyareonlyconsidereddull."

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