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Chapter 10

           Heisabornscoundrelandhasneverseenhiswaytobeinganythingelsewhyshouldyoucompassionatehim?Fromthetimehefirstwenttocollegetillnow,hehasbeendoingnothingbutlivealifeofdegradedsensualityheisaworthlessrake,lesstoberespectedthananhonestdog!"

           "YetsomeoneloveshimIdaresay!"Isaid.

           "Someoneloveshim!"echoedLuciowithinimitabledisdain"Bah!Threeballetgirlsliveonhimifthatiswhatyoumean.Hismotherlovedhimbutsheisdeadhebrokeherheart.HeisnogoodItellyoulethimpayhisdebtinfull,eventothesoulhestakedsolightly.IfIwerethedevilnow,andhadjustwonthestrangegameweplayedto-night,Isupposeaccordingtopriestlytradition,IshouldbepilingupthefireforLyntoninhighgleebutbeingwhatIam,Isayletthemanalonetomakehisowndestinyletthingstaketheircourseandashechosetoriskeverything,solethimpayeverything."

           WewerebythistimewalkingslowlyintoPallMallIwasonthepointofmakingsomereply,whencatchingsightofaman’sfigureontheoppositesideoftheway,notfarfromtheMarlboroughClub,Iutteredaninvoluntaryexclamation.

           "Whythereheis!"Isaid"thereisViscountLynton!"

           Lucio’shandclosedtightlyonmyarm.

           "Youdon’twanttospeaktohimnow,surely!"

           "No.ButIwonderwherehe’sgoing?Hewalksratherunsteadily."

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