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Chapter 32

           OnlyyouandI(wewillleaveGodout)havebeenthewitnessesofherattackofhysteria..."

           "Hysteria,youcallit!Shelovesyou!"Isaidhotly—"Andshehasalwayslovedyou.Sheconfessedit—andyouadmittedthatyoualwaysknewit!"

           "Ialwaysknewshewashysterical—yes—ifthatiswhatyoumean;"—heanswered—"Themajorityofwomenhavenorealfeelings,noseriousemotions—exceptone—vanity.Theydonotknowwhatagreatlovemeans—theirchiefdesireisforconquest—andfailinginthis,theyrunupthegamutofbaffledpassiontothepitchoffrenetichysteria,whichwithsomebecomeschronic.LadySibylsuffersinthisway.Nowlistentome.IwillgoofftoParisorMoscoworBerlinatonce—afterwhathashappened,ofcourseIcannotstayhere—andIgiveyoumywordIwillnotintrudemyselfintoyourdomesticcircleagain.Inafewdaysyouwilltideoverthisrupture,andlearnthewisdomofsupportingthedifferencesthatoccurinmatrimony,withcomposure——"

           "Impossible!Iwillnotpartwithyou!"Isaidvehemently—"NorwillIlivewithher!Betterthecompanionshipofatruefriendthanthatofafalsewife!"

           Heraisedhiseyebrowswithapuzzledhalfhumorousexpression—thenshruggedhisshoulders,asonewhogivesupadifficultargument.Rising,heputasidehismandolineandcameovertome,histallimposingfigurecastingagiganticshadowinthebrilliantmoonbeams.

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