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Chapter 8

           DianaChesneyisworthoveramilliondollarsandifLadyEltonweretodieconvenientlysoon,Ishouldnotbesurprisedtoseethat‘littleAmerican’steptriumphantlyintohervacantplace."

           "Whatastateoftopsy-turveydom!"Isaid,halfangrily.

           "Geoffrey,myfriend,youarereallyamazinglyinconsistent!Isthereamoreflagrantexampleoftopsy-turveydomthanyourselfforinstance?Sixweeksago,whatwereyou?Amerescribbler,withflutteringsofthewingsofgeniusinyoursoul,butmanyuncertaintiesastowhetherthosewingswouldeverbestrongenoughtoliftyououtoftherutofobscurityinwhichyoufloundered,strugglingandgrumblingatadversefate.Now,asmillionaire,youthinkcontemptuouslyofanEarl,becauseheventuresquitelegitimatelytoaddalittletohisincomebyboardinganAmericanheiressandlaunchingherintosocietywhereshewouldnevergetwithouthim.Andyouaspire,orprobablymeantoaspiretothehandoftheEarl’sdaughter,asifyouyourselfwereadescendantofkings.Nothingcanbemoretopsy-turveythanyourcondition!"

           "Myfatherwasagentleman,"Isaid,withatouchofhauteur,"andadescendantofgentlemen.Wewerenevercommonfolk—ourfamilywasoneofthemosthighlyesteemedinthecounties."

           Luciosmiled.

           "Idonotdoubtit,mydearfellow—Idonotintheleastdoubtit.Butasimple‘gentleman’isalongwaybelow—orabove—anEarl.Haveitwhichsideyouchoose!—becauseitreallydoesn’tmatternowadays.

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