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Chapter 33

           Youhaveabasedyourselfinthehumiliationofaguiltypassionbeforeamanwhodespisesyou—who,inhisownloyalandnoblenature,hatesyouforyourinfidelityandhypocrisy—andIcanfindnopardonforthewrongyouhavethusdonetome,andtheinjuryyouhavebroughtuponmyname.Ileaveyoutothejudgmentofyourownconscience—ifyouhaveone—whichisdoubtful.Suchwomenasyou,areseldomtroubledwithremorse.Itisnotlikelyyouwilleverseemeorthemantowhomyouhaveofferedyourundesiredloveagain—makeofyourlifewhatyoucanorwill,Iamindifferenttoyourmovements,andformyownpart,shallendeavourasmuchasmaybe,toforgetthatyouexist.

           Yourhusband,

           GeoffreyTempest.

           Thisletter,foldedandsealed,Isenttomywifeinherownapartmentsbyhermaid—thegirlcamebackandsaidshehaddeliveredit,butthattherewasnoanswer.Herladyshiphadasevereheadacheandmeanttokeepherroomthatmorning.Iexpressedjustasmuchcivilregretasaconfidentialmaidwouldnaturallyexpectfromthenewly-weddedhusbandofhermistress—andthen,givinginstructionstomymanMorristopackmyportmanteau,IpartookofahurriedbreakfastwithLucioinmoreorlesssilenceandconstraint,fortheservantswereinattendance,andIdidnotwishthemtosuspectthatanythingwaswrong.

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