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Chapter 24

           "Allright!"Irespondedcarelessly,notwishingtooffendhim—"Haveityourownway!But,uponmyword,tomeitisalllikedevil’smagic!"

           "Whatis?"heaskedimperturbably.

           "Everything!—thedancers—thenumberofservantsandpages—why,theremusthavebeentwoorthreehundredofthem—thosewonderful‘tableaux,’—theilluminations—thesupper—everythingItellyou!—andthemostastonishingpartofitnowis,thatallthesepeopleshouldhaveclearedoutsosoon!"

           "Well,ifyouelecttocallmoneydevil’smagic,youareright,"—saidLucio.

           "Butsurelyinsomecases,notevenmoneycouldprocuresuchperfectionofdetail"——Ibegan.

           "Moneycanprocureanything!"—heinterrupted,athrillofpassionvibratinginhisrichvoice—"Itoldyouthatlongago.Itisahookforthedevilhimself.Notthatthedevilcouldbesupposedtocareaboutworld’scashpersonally—buthegenerallyconceivesalikingforthecompanyofthemanwhopossessesit;—possiblyheknowswhatthatmanwilldowithit.Ispeakmetaphoricallyofcourse—butnometaphorcanexaggeratethepowerofmoney.Trustnomanorwoman’svirtuetillyouhavetriedtopurchaseitwitharoundsuminhardcash!Money,myexcellentGeoffrey,hasdoneeverythingforyou—rememberthat!—youhavedonenothingforyourself."

           "That’snotaverykindspeech,"—Isaid,somewhatvexedly.

           "No?Andwhy?Becauseit’strue?Inoticemostpeoplecomplainof‘unkindness’whentheyaretoldatruth.

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