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Chapter 26

           MavisClarewashappy!—Mavis,withherfrankfearlesseyes,sweetfaceandbrightnature—Mavis,wearinghercrownofFameassimplyasachildmightwearawreathofmay-blossom—she,withamerelymoderateshareoffortunewhicheveninitsslightproportionwasonlyduetoherownhardincessantwork—shewashappy.AndI—withmymillions—waswretched!Howwasit?Whywasit?WhathadIdone?Ihadlivedasmycompeerslived—Ihadfollowedtheleadofallsociety—Ihadfeastedmyfriendsandeffectually‘snubbed’myfoes—Ihadcomportedmyselfexactlyasothersofmywealthcomportthemselves—andIhadmarriedawomanwhommostmen,lookingupononce,wouldhavebeenproudtowin.Neverthelessthereseemedtobeacurseuponme.WhathadImissedoutoflife?Iknew—butwasashamedtoownit,becauseIhadpreviouslyscornedwhatIcalledthedream-nothingsofmeresentiment.AndnowIhadtoacknowledgetheparamountimportanceofthose‘dream-nothings’outofwhichalltruelivingmustcome.

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