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Chapter 18

           Eachlittlebipedtellsyouthathehashis‘ownidea’ofGod,andequally‘hisown’ideaoftheDevil.Itisverydroll!Butletusreturntothethemeoflove.IfeelIhavenotcongratulatedyouhalfenoughforsurelyFortunefavoursyousingularly.Outoftheteemingmassofvainandfrivolousfemininity,youhavesecuredauniqueexampleofbeauty,truthandpurityawoman,whoapartfromallself-interestandworldlyadvantage,wedsyou,withfivemillions,foryourselfalone!Theprettiestpoemintheworldcouldbemadeoutofsuchanexquisitelyinnocentmaidentype!Youareoneoftheluckiestmenalive;infact,youhavenothingmoretowishfor!"

           Ididnotcontradicthim,thoughinmyownmindIfeltthatthecircumstancesofmyengagementleftmuchtobedesired.I,whoscoffedatreligion,wishedithadformedpartofthecharacterofmyfuturewifeI,whosneeredatsentiment,cravedforsomeexpressionofitinthewomanwhosebeautyattractedmydesires.HoweverIdeterminedlysmotheredallthepremonitionsofmyownconscience,andacceptedwhateachdayofmyidleanduselesslifebroughtmewithoutconsideringfutureconsequences.

           Thepaperssoonhadthenewsthat"amarriagehasbeenarrangedandwillshortlytakeplacebetweenSibyl,onlydaughteroftheEarlofElton,andGeoffreyTempest,thefamousmillionaire."Not‘famousauthor’markyou!thoughIwasstillbeingloudly‘boomed.Morgeson,mypublisher,couldoffermenoconsolationastomychancesofwinningandkeepingasteadyfuturefame.

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