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Chapter 8

           IfaskedformyopinionIshouldsayitisratherapityifyouarereallysmittenwiththeyounglady,astherearenoobstaclestobeencountered.Alove-affair,tobeconductedwithspiritandenterpriseshouldalwaysbristlewithoppositionanddifficulty,realorinvented.Alittlesecrecyandagooddealofwrong-doing,suchasslyassignationsandthetellingofanyamountofliessuchthingsaddtotheagreeablenessoflove-makingonthisplanet"

           Iinterruptedhim.

           "Seehere,Lucio,youareveryfondofalludingto‘this’planetasifyouknewanythingaboutotherplanets"Isaidimpatiently."Thisplanet,asyousomewhatcontemptuouslycallit,istheonlyonewehaveanybusinesswith."

           HebenthispiercinglookssoardentlyuponmethatforthemomentIwasstartled.

           "Ifthatisso,"heanswered,"whyinHeaven’snamedoyounotlettheotherplanetsalone?Whydoyoustrivetofathomtheirmysteriesandmovements?Ifmen,asyousay,havenobusinesswithanyplanetsavethisonewhyaretheyeveronthealerttodiscoverthesecretofmightierworldsasecretwhichhaplyitmaysomedayterrifythemtoknow!"

           Thesolemnityofhisvoiceandtheinspiredexpressionofhisfaceawedme.Ihadnoreplyready,andhewenton

           "Donotletustalk,myfriend,ofplanets,notevenofthisparticularpin’spointamongthemknownasEarth.LetusreturntoabettersubjecttheLadySibyl.AsIhavealreadysaid,therearenoobstaclesinthewayofyourwooingandwinningher,ifsuchisyourdesire.

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