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Chapter 32

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           "Lightly!—takemyowndishonouranddisgracelightly!"Iexclaimed,almostleapingfrommychair—"Youasktoomuch!"

           "Mygoodfellow,Iasknomorethanisaskedandexpectedofahundred‘society’husbandsto-day.Consider!—yourwifehasbeenledawayfromhersobererjudgmentandreasoningbyanexaltedandhystericalpassionformeonaccountofmylooks—notformyselfatall—becauseshereallydoesnotknowMe—sheonlyseesmeasIappeartobe.Theloveofhandsomeexteriorpersonalitiesisacommondelusionofthefairsex—andpassesintimelikeotherwomen’sdiseases.Noactualdishonourordisgraceattachestoherortoyou—nothinghasbeenseen,heard,ordone,inpublic.Thisbeingso,Ican’tunderstandwhatyouaremakingafussabout.Thegreatobjectofsociallife,youknow,istohideallsavagepassionsanddomesticdifferencesfromthegazeofthevulgarcrowd.Youcanbeasbadasyoulikeinprivate—onlyGodsees—andthatdoesnotmatter!"

           Hiseyeshadamockinglustreinthem—twanginghismandoline,hesangunderhisbreath,

           "Ifshebenotfairforme

           WhatcareIhowfairshebe!"

           "Thatisthetruespirit,Geoffrey,"—hewenton—"Itsoundsflippanttoyounodoubtinyourpresenttragicframeofmind—butitistheonlywaytotreatwomen,inmarriageoroutofit.Beforetheworldandsociety,yourwifeislikeCæsar’s,abovesuspicion.

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