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Chapter 17

           "Shehasnothingtobeunhappyabout—"saidSibylcoldly—"exceptthetimemymothertakesindying.Butsheisyoung;shecanaffordtowaitalittlefortheEltoncoronet."

           "Isnot——maynotthisbeamistakensurmiseofyours?"Iventuredgently—"Whateverherfaults,Ithinkthegirladmiresandlovesyou."

           Shesmiledscornfully.

           "Iwantneitherherlovenorheradmiration,"—shesaid—"Ihavefewwomen-friendsandthosefewareallhypocriteswhomImistrust.WhenDianaChesneyismystep-mother,weshallstillbestrangers."

           IfeltIwasondelicateground,andthatIcouldnotcontinuetheconversationwithouttheriskofgivingoffence.

           "Whereisyourfriend?"askedSibylsuddenly,apparentlytochangethesubject—"Whydoeshesoseldomcomeherenow?"

           "Rimânez?Well,heisaveryqueerfellow,andattimestakesanabhorrenceforallsociety.Hefrequentlymeetsyourfatherattheclub,andIsupposehisreasonfornotcominghereisthathehateswomen."

           "Allwomen?"shequeriedwithalittlesmile.

           "Withoutexception!"

           "Thenhehatesme?"

           "Ididnotsaythat—"Iansweredquickly—"Noonecouldhateyou,LadySibyl—buttruly,asfarasPrinceRimânezisconcerned,Iexpecthedoesnotabatehisaversiontowomankind(whichishischronicmalady)evenforyou."

           "Sohewillnevermarry?"shesaidmusingly.

           Ilaughed."Oh,never!Thatyoumaybequitesureof."

           Stillplayingwiththerosesnearher,sherelapsedintosilence.

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