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Chapter 40

           Whathaveyoudoneforyourfellow-men?TheverybookyouwroteandlauncheduponthetideofbriberyandcorruptionwaspublishedwiththeintentiontosecureapplauseforYourself,nottogivehelporcomforttoothers.YourmarriagewaspromptedbyLustandAmbition,andinthefairSensualityyouwedded,yougotyourdeserts!NolovewasintheunionitwassanctifiedbytheblessingofFashion,butnottheblessingofGod.YouhavedonewithoutGod;soyouthink!EveryactofyourexistencehasbeenforthepleasureandadvancementofYourselfandthisiswhyIhavechosenyououttohearandseewhatfewmortalseverhearorseetilltheyhavepassedthedividing-linebetweenthislifeandthenext.Ihavechosenyoubecauseyouareatypeoftheapparentlyrespectedandunblamableman;youarenotwhattheworldcallsacriminalyouhavemurderedno-oneyouhavestolennoneighbour’sgoodsyourunchastitiesandadulteriesarethoseofevery‘fashionable’vice-mongerandyourblasphemiesagainsttheDivinearenoworsethanthoseofthemostapprovedmodernmagazine-contributors.YouareguiltyneverthelessofthechiefcrimeoftheageSensualEgotismtheblackestsinknowntoeitherangelsordevils,becausehopeless.

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