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Chapter 17

           IwantyoutofeelthatIfullyrecognizethenatureofthebargainstruck;andIaskyounottoexpectagirl’sfresh,confidinglovefromawomanaswarpedinheartandmindasIam!"

           "Sibyl,"Isaidearnestly"Youwrongyourself;Iamsureyouwrongyourself!Youareoneofthosewhocanbeintheworldyetnotofit;yourmindistooopenandpuretobesullied,evenbycontactwithevilthings.Iwillbelievenothingyousayagainstyourownsweetandnoblecharacterand,Sibyl,letmeagainaskyounottodistressmebythisconstantharpingonthesubjectofmywealth,orIshallbeinclinedtolookuponitasacurseIshouldloveyouasmuchifIwerepoor"

           "Oh,youmightloveme"sheinterruptedme,withastrangesmile"butyouwouldnotdaretosayso!"

           Iwassilent.Suddenlyshelaughed,andlinkedherarmscaressinglyroundmyneck.

           "There,Geoffrey!"shesaid"IhavefinishedmydiscoursemybitofIbsenism,orwhateverotherismaffectsmeandweneednotbemiserableaboutit.Ihavesaidwhatwasinmymind;Ihavetoldyouthetruth,thatinheartIamneitheryoungnorinnocent.ButIamnoworsethanallmy‘set’soperhapsyouhadbettermakethebestofme.Ipleaseyourfancy,doInot?"

           "Myloveforyoucannotbesolightlyexpressed,Sibyl!"Iansweredinratherapainedtone.

           "Neverminditismyhumoursotoexpressit"shewenton"Ipleaseyourfancy,andyouwishtomarryme.

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