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Chapter 11

           "Butsupposing"saidMissChesneyquickly,"youhappentobeaNature’snoblemanyourself,andhavetheadvantageofwealthbesides,surelyyoumustfairlyallowthattoberatheragoodthing,mustn’tyou?"

           Luciolaughedalittle

           "Iwillretortuponyouinyourownwordsfairlady,andsay‘Iguessyoumeancompliments.WhatIventuretoimplyhowever,isthatevenwhenwealthdoesfalltothelotofoneofthese‘Nature’snoblemen,’itisnotbecauseofhisinnatenobilitythathewinssocialdistinction.Itissimplybecauseheisrich.Thatiswhatvexesme.Iforexample,haveendlessfriendswhoarenotmyfriendssomuchasthefriendsofmyincome.TheydonottroubletoinquireastomyantecedentswhatIamorwhereIcamefromisofnoimportance.NeitheraretheyconcernedinhowIliveorwhatIdo;whetherIamsickorwell,happyorunhappy,isequallywiththemamatterofindifference.Iftheyknewmoreaboutme,itwouldperhapsbebetterinthelongrun.Buttheydonotwanttoknowtheiraimsaresimpleandunconcealedtheywishtomakeasmuchoutofme,andsecureasmuchadvantagetothemselvesbytheiracquaintancewithmeaspossible.AndIgivethemtheirfullwaytheygetalltheywantandmore!"

           Hismusicalvoicelingeredwithacuriouslymelancholyimpressivenessonthelastwordandthistime,notonlyMissChesney,butweall,lookedathimasthoughdrawnbysomeirresistiblemagneticspell,andforamomenttherewassilence.

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