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Chapter 29

           Icouldbringthesetoyourfeet,andmakethemyourslaves.Withyourintellectualpower,yourpersonalgraceandgiftsoftemperament,Icould,ifyouwouldletmeguideyou,giveyousuchfar-reachinginfluenceasnowomanhaspossessedinthiscentury.Iamnoboaster—IcandowhatIsayandmore;andIasknothingfromyouinreturnexceptthatyoushouldfollowmyadviceimplicitly.Myadvice,letmetellyouisnotdifficulttofollow;mostpeoplefinditeasy!"

           Hisexpressionofface,Ithought,wasverysingularashespoke—itwassohaggard,drearyandwoe-begonethatonemighthaveimaginedhewasmakingsomeproposalthatwasparticularlyrepugnanttohim,insteadofofferingtoperformthebenevolentactionofhelpingahard-workingliterarywomantoachievegreaterwealthanddistinction.IwaitedexpectantlyforMavistoreply.

           "Youareverygood,PrinceRimânez,"shesaid,afteralittlepause—"totakeanythoughtformeatall.Icannotimaginewhyyoushoulddoso;forIamreallynothingtoyou.IhaveofcourseheardfromMrTempestofyourgreatwealthandinfluence,andIhavenodoubtyoumeankindly.ButIhaveneverowedanythingtoanyone—noonehaseverhelpedme—Ihavehelpedmyself,andstillprefertodoso.AndreallyIhavenothingtowishfor—except—whenthetimecomes—ahappydeath.ItistrueIamnotrich—butthenIdonotwanttoberich.

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