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Chapter 21

           DianaChesneyhadshownacertainamountofdelicatesentimentandrefinementinheroffering—itwasaveryexquisitemarblestatueofPsyche,mountedonapedestalofsolidsilverandebony.Sibylthankedher,smilingcoldly.

           "YouhavegivenmeanemblemoftheSoul,"—shesaid;"NodoubtyourememberedIhavenosoulofmyown!"

           AndherairylaughhadchilledpoorDiana‘tothemarrow,’asthewarm-heartedlittleAmericanherself,withtears,assuredme.

           AtthisperiodIsawverylittleofRimânez.Iwasmuchoccupiedwithmylawyersonthequestionof‘settlements.’MessrsBenthamandEllisratherobjectedtothearrangementbywhichIgavethehalfofmyfortunetomyintendedwifeunconditionally;butIwouldbrooknointerference,andthedeedwasdrawnup,signed,sealedandwitnessed.TheEarlofEltoncouldnotsufficientlypraisemy‘unexampledgenerosity’—my‘noblecharacter;’—andwalkedabout,eulogisingmeeverywhere,tillhealmostturnedhimselfintoapublicadvertisementofthevirtuesofhisfutureson-in-law.Heseemedtohavetakenanewleaseoflife—heflirtedwithDianaChesneyopenly—andofhisparalysedspousewiththefixedstareanddeathlygrin,heneverspoke,and,Iimagine,neverthought.Sibylherselfwasalwaysinthehandsofdressmakersandmilliners—andweonlysaweachothereverydayforafewminutes’hurriedchat.

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