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Chapter 26

           "Oh,butthecriticsdon’tnoticethat,"sheinterrupted,withadelicatemockeryvibratinginhervoice"ItisapparentlynottheirbusinesstoassistinpreservingthepurityoftheEnglishlanguage.Whattheyfallintorapturesoveristheoriginalityofthe‘sexual’theme,thoughIshouldhavethoughtallsuchmatterswereasoldasthehills.Ineverreadreviewsasarule,butIdidhappentocomeacrossoneonthebookyouhavejustdrownedandinit,thereviewerstatedhehadcriedoverit!"

           Shelaughedagain.

           "Beast!"Isaidemphatically"Heprobablyfoundinitsomeglozing-overofhisownvices.Butyou,Sibylwhydoyoureadsuchstuff?howcanyoureadit?"

           "Curiositymovedmeinthefirstplace,"sheansweredlistlessly"Iwantedtoseewhatmakesareviewercry!ThenwhenIbegantoread,Ifoundthatthestorywasallaboutthemannerinwhichmenamusethemselveswiththesoileddovesofthehighwaysandbye-waysandasIwasnotverywellinstructedinthatsortofthing,IthoughtImightaswelllearn!Youknowtheseunpleasantmorselsofinformationonunsavourysubjectsarelikethereputedsuggestionsofthedevilifyoulistentoone,youareboundtohearmore.Besides,literatureissupposedtoreflectthetimeweliveinandthatkindofliteraturebeingmoreprevalentthananythingelse,wearecompelledtoacceptandstudyitasthemirroroftheage."

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