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Chapter XXVII

           Shehadtwosuccessors:anItalian,Giacinta,andaGerman,Clara;bothconsideredsingularlyhandsome.Whatwastheirbeautytomeinafewweeks?Giacintawasunprincipledandviolent:Itiredofherinthreemonths. Clarawashonestandquiet;butheavy,mindless,andunimpressible:notonewhittomytaste. Iwasgladtogiveherasufficientsumtosetherupinagoodlineofbusiness,andsogetdecentlyridofher. But,Jane,Iseebyyourfaceyouarenotformingaveryfavourableopinionofmejustnow. Youthinkmeanunfeeling,loose-principledrake:don’tyou?" 

           "Idon’tlikeyousowellasIhavedonesometimes,indeed,sir. Diditnotseemtoyouintheleastwrongtoliveinthatway,firstwithonemistressandthenanother? Youtalkofitasamerematterofcourse." 

           "Itwaswithme;andIdidnotlikeit. Itwasagrovellingfashionofexistence:Ishouldneverliketoreturntoit.Hiringamistressisthenextworsethingtobuyingaslave:bothareoftenbynature,andalwaysbyposition,inferior:andtolivefamiliarlywithinferiorsisdegrading. InowhatetherecollectionofthetimeIpassedwithCeline,Giacinta,andClara." 

           Ifeltthetruthofthesewords;andIdrewfromthemthecertaininference,thatifIweresofartoforgetmyselfandalltheteachingthathadeverbeeninstilledintome,asunderanypretextwithanyjustificationthroughanytemptationtobecomethesuccessorofthesepoorgirls,hewouldonedayregardmewiththesamefeelingwhichnowinhisminddesecratedtheirmemory. 

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