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Chapter XXV

           Iwalkedalittlewhileonthepavementaftertea,thinkingofyou;andIbeheldyouinimaginationsonearme,Iscarcelymissedyouractualpresence. Ithoughtofthelifethatlaybeforeme—yourlife,sir—anexistencemoreexpansiveandstirringthanmyown:asmuchmoresoasthedepthsoftheseatowhichthebrookrunsarethantheshallowsofitsownstraitchannel. Iwonderedwhymoralistscallthisworldadrearywilderness:formeitblossomedlikearose. Justatsunset,theairturnedcoldandtheskycloudy: Iwentin,Sophiecalledmeupstairstolookatmywedding-dress,whichtheyhadjustbrought;andunderitintheboxIfoundyourpresent—theveilwhich,inyourprincelyextravagance,yousentforfromLondon:resolved,Isuppose,sinceIwouldnothavejewels,tocheatmeintoacceptingsomethingascostly. IsmiledasIunfoldedit,anddevisedhowIwouldteaseyouaboutyouraristocratictastes,andyoureffortstomasqueyourplebeianbrideintheattributesofapeeress. IthoughthowIwouldcarrydowntoyouthesquareofunembroideredblondIhadmyselfpreparedasacoveringformylow-bornhead,andaskifthatwasnotgoodenoughforawomanwhocouldbringherhusbandneitherfortune,beauty,norconnections. Isawplainlyhowyouwouldlook;andheardyourimpetuousrepublicananswers,andyourhaughtydisavowalofanynecessityonyourparttoaugmentyourwealth,orelevateyourstanding,bymarryingeitherapurseoracoronet." 

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