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Chapter 7

           Iwasquitealone,forIhadmyownsuiteofroomsnowinthehotel,notfarfromthoseoccupiedbyPrinceRimânez;Ialsohadmyownservant,arespectable,goodsortoffellowwhomIratherlikedbecausehesharedtothefulltheinstinctiveaversionIfeltfortheprince’sman,Amiel.ThenIhadmyowncarriageandhorseswithattendantcoachmanandgroom—sothattheprinceandI,thoughthemostintimatefriendsintheworld,wereabletoavoidthat‘familiaritywhichbreedscontempt’bykeepingupourownseparateestablishments.OnthisparticularafternoonIwasinamoremiserablehumourthanevermypovertyhadbroughtuponme,yetfromastrictlyreasonablepointofviewIhadnothingtobemiserableabout.Iwasinfullpossessionofmyfortune—Ienjoyedexcellenthealth,andIhadeverythingIwanted,withtheaddedconsciousnessthatifmywantsincreasedIcouldgratifythemeasily.The‘paragraphwheel’underLucio’smanagementhadbeenworkedwithsuchgoodeffectthatIhadseenmyselfmentionedinalmosteverypaperinLondonandtheprovincesasthe‘famousmillionaire,’—andforthebenefitofthepublic,whoaresadlyuninstructedonthesematters,Imayherestateasaveryplainunvarnishedtruth,thatforfortypounds,awell-known‘agency’willguaranteetheinsertionofanyparagraph,provideditisnotlibellous,innolessthanfourhundrednewspapers.

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