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Chapter 27

           "MayIcomeandtalktoyousometimes?"mywifesaidsuddenly,inherprettiestandmostpleadingvoice"Itwouldbesuchaprivilege!"

           "Youcancomewheneveryoulikeintheafternoons,"repliedMavisreadily"ThemorningsbelongtoagoddessmoredominanteventhanBeauty;Work!"

           "Youneverworkatnight?"Iasked.

           "Indeedno!IneverturntheordinancesofNatureupsidedown,asIamsureIshouldgettheworstofitifImadesuchanattempt.ThenightisforsleepandIuseitthankfullyforthatblessedpurpose."

           "Someauthorscanonlywriteatnightthough,"Isaid.

           "Thenyoumaybesuretheyonlyproduceblurredpicturesandindistinctcharacterization,"saidMavis"SomeIknowthereare,whoinviteinspirationthroughginoropium,aswellasthroughthemidnightinfluences,butIdonotbelieveinsuchmethods.Morning,andafreshlyrestedbrainarerequiredforliterarylabourthatis,ifonewantstowriteabookthatwilllastformorethanone‘season.’"

           Sheaccompaniedustothegateandstoodundertheporch,herbigdogbesideher,andtheroseswavinghighoverherhead.

           "Atanyrateworkagreeswithyou,"saidSibylfixinguponheralong,intent,almostenviousgaze"Youlookperfectlyhappy."

           "Iamperfectlyhappy,"sheanswered,smiling"Ihavenothinginalltheworldtowishfor,exceptthatImaydieaspeacefullyasIhavelived."

           "Maythatdaybefardistant!"Isaidearnestly.

           Sheraisedhersoftmeditativeeyestomine.

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