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Chapter 6

           Icouldnotformulatetomyselfanysubstantialreasonformyaversiontothisconfidentialservantoftheprince’sbutdowhatIwouldtheaversionremained,andincreasedeachtimeIsawhissullen,andasIthought,sneeringfeatures.Yethewasperfectlyrespectfulanddeferential;Icouldfindnoactualfaultwithhimneverthelesswhenatlastheplacedthecoffee,cognac,andcigarsonthetableandnoiselesslywithdrew,Iwasconsciousofagreatrelief,andbreathedmorefreely.Assoonaswewerealone,Rimânezlitacigarandsettledhimselfforasmoke,lookingoveratmewithapersonalinterestandkindnesswhichmadehishandsomefacemorethaneverattractive.

           "Nowletustalk,"hesaid"IbelieveIamatpresentthebestfriendyouhave,andIcertainlyknowtheworldbetterthanyoudo.Whatdoyouproposetomakeofyourlife?Orinotherwordshowdoyoumeantobeginspendingyourmoney?"

           Ilaughed."Well,Ishan’tprovidefundsforthebuildingofachurch,ortheendowmentofahospital,"Isaid"IshallnotevenstartaFreeLibrary,fortheseinstitutions,besidesbecomingcentresforinfectiousdiseases,generallygetpresidedoverbyacommitteeoflocalgrocerswhopresumetoconsiderthemselvesjudgesofliterature.MydearPrinceRimânez,Imeantospendmymoneyonmyownpleasure,andIdaresayIshallfindplentyofwaystodoit."

           Rimânezfannedawaythesmokeofhiscigarwithonehand,andhisdarkeyesshonewithapeculiarlyvividlightthroughthepalegreyfloatinghaze.

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