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Chapter 28

           "Yes,thatisit!"sheexclaimed—"Hysteria!—nothingelse!Itisaccountableforeverythingthatmovesawoman’snature.Awomanhasnorighttohaveanyemotionsthatcannotbecuredbysmelling-salts!Heart-ache?—pooh!—cutherstay-lace!Despairandasenseofsinandmisery?—nonsense!—bathehertempleswithvinegar!Anuneasyconscience?—ah!—foranuneasyconsciencethereisnothingbetterthansalvolatile!Womanisatoy—abreakablefool’stoy;—andwhensheisbroken,throwherasideandhavedonewithher—don’ttrytopiecetogetherthefragilerubbish!"

           Sheceasedabruptly,pantingforbreath—andbeforeIcouldcollectmythoughtsorfindanywordswherewithtoreply,atallshadowsuddenlydarkenedtheembrasureofthewindow,andafamiliarvoiceenquired—

           "MayI,withtheprivilegeoffriendship,enterunannounced?"

           Istartedup.

           "Rimânez!"Icried,seizinghimbythehand.

           "Nay,Geoffrey,myhomageisdueherefirst,"—hereplied,shakingoffmygrasp,andadvancingtoSibyl,whostoodperfectlystillwhereshehadrisenupinherstrangepassion—"LadySibyl,amIwelcome?"

           "Canyouaskit!"shesaid,withanenchantingsmile,andinavoicefromwhichallharshnessandexcitementhadfled;"Morethanwelcome!"Hereshegavehimbothherhandswhichherespectfullykissed.

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