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Chapter 25

           Itwassomeminutesbeforeshewasrestoredtoconsciousness—butshemadelightbothofmyalarmandtheconsternationofherfriends—andassuringusthatitwasnothingbuttheeffectoftheheatoftheweatherandtheexcitementoftheday,shetookmyarmandwalkeddowntheaislesmilingly,throughthebrilliantranksofherstaringandenvious‘society’friends,allofwhomcovetedhergoodfortune,notbecauseshehadmarriedaworthyorgiftedman—thatwouldhavebeennospecialmatterforcongratulation—butsimplybecauseshehadmarriedfivemillionsofmoney!Iwastheappendagetothemillions—nothingfurther.Sheheldherheadhighandhaughtily,thoughIfelthertrembleasthethunderingstrainsofthe‘BridalMarch’fromLohengrinpouredsonoroustriumphontheair.Shetrodonrosesalltheway—Irememberedthattoo,...afterwards!HersatinslippercrushedtheheartsofathousandinnocentthingsthatmustsurelyhavebeenmoredeartoGodthanshe;—thelittleharmlesssoulsofflowers,whosetaskinlife,sweetlyfulfilled,hadbeentocreatebeautyandfragrancebytheirmereexistence,expiredtogratifythevanityofonewomantowhomnothingwassacred.

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