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Chapter 24

           Youcanfeelthebreathoftherosesfromthetrellisyonder!AllthisisNature’sworkandhowmuchfairerandsweeteritisnowthanwhenthelightswereablazeandtheblareofband-musicstartledthesmallbirdsintheirdownynests!Yet‘society’wouldnotappreciatethiscooldusk,thishappysolitude;‘society’prefersafalseglaretoalltrueradiance.Andwhatisworseittriestomaketruethingstakeasecondplaceasadjunctstoshamonesandtherecomesinthemischief."

           "Itisjustlikeyoutorundownyourownindefatigablelaboursinthesplendidsuccessesoftheday,"Isaidlaughing"Youmaycallita‘falseglare’ifyoulike,butithasbeenamostmagnificentspectacleandcertainlyinthewayofentertainmentsitwillneverbeequalledorexcelled."

           "Itwillmakeyoumoretalkedaboutthanevenyour‘boomed’bookcoulddo!"saidLucio,eyeingmenarrowly.

           "Nottheleastdoubtofthat!"Ireplied"Societyprefersfoodandamusementtoanyliteratureeventhegreatest.By-the-by,whereareallthe‘artistes,’themusiciansanddancers?"

           "Gone!"

           "Gone!"Iechoedamazedly"Already!Goodheavens!havetheyhadsupper?"

           "Theyhavehadeverythingtheywant,eventotheirpay,"saidLucio,atrifleimpatiently"DidInottellyouGeoffrey,thatwhenIundertaketodoanything,Idoitthoroughlyornotatall?"

           Ilookedathimhesmiled,buthiseyesweresombreandscornful.

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