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Chapter 26

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

           Shelaughedagain.

           "Beast!"Isaidemphatically—"Heprobablyfoundinitsomeglozing-overofhisownvices.Butyou,Sibyl—whydoyoureadsuchstuff?—howcanyoureadit?"

           "Curiositymovedmeinthefirstplace,"—sheansweredlistlessly—"Iwantedtoseewhatmakesareviewercry!ThenwhenIbegantoread,Ifoundthatthestorywasallaboutthemannerinwhichmenamusethemselveswiththesoileddovesofthehighwaysandbye-ways—andasIwasnotverywellinstructedinthatsortofthing,IthoughtImightaswelllearn!Youknowtheseunpleasantmorselsofinformationonunsavourysubjectsarelikethereputedsuggestionsofthedevil—ifyoulistentoone,youareboundtohearmore.Besides,literatureissupposedtoreflectthetimewelivein—andthatkindofliteraturebeingmoreprevalentthananythingelse,wearecompelledtoacceptandstudyitasthemirroroftheage."

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