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Chapter 14

           "Averyopencompliment!"hesaid,forcingalaughandwithalmostroughhaste,hesuddenlyletdownthewindowofthecarriagethoughthenightwasbittercold"Thisvehicleissuffocatingmeletushavesomeair.Seehowthestarsareshining!likegreatcrownjewelsDeity’sregalia!Hardfrost,likehardtimes,bringsnobleworksintoprominence.Yonder,faroff,isastaryoucanhardlyperceive;redasacinderattimesandagainblueasthelightningIcanalwaysdiscoverit,thoughmanycannot.ItisAlgoljudgedbysuperstitiousfolktobeanevilstar.Iloveitchieflyonaccountofitsbadreputationitisnodoubtmuchmaligned.ItmaybeacoldquarterofhellwhereweepingspiritssitfrozeninicemadeoftheirowncongealedtearsoritmaybeapreparatoryschoolforHeavenwhoknows!Yondertoo,shinesVenusyourstarGeoffrey!foryouareinlovemyfriend!comeconfessit!areyounot?"

           "Iamnotsure;"Iansweredslowly"Thephrase‘inlove’scarcelydescribesmypresentfeeling...."

           "Youhavedroppedthese,"hesaidsuddenly,pickingupafastfadingknotofvioletsfromthefloorofthebroughamandholdingthemtowardsme.Hesmiled,asIutteredanexclamationofannoyance.TheywereLadySibyl’sflowerswhichIhadinadvertentlyletfall,andIsawheknewit.Itookthemfromhishandinsilence

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