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Chapter 5

           Youarebeingundermined,pitilesslyundermined,andanditisreallymelancholytoseeyousocalmaboutit.Butalas!it’syournatureyoucan’thelpit!”

           “Myword!whatathingtobemelancholyabout!Why,doyouthinkIshouldbeanyhappierifIweretofeeldisturbedabouttheexcavationsyoutellmeof?”

           “Itisbettertobeunhappyandknowtheworst,thantobehappyinafool’sparadise!Isupposeyoudon’tbelievethatyouhavearivalinthatquarter?”

           “Yourinsinuationsastorivalryarerathercynical,Hippolyte.I’msorrytosayIhavenorighttoansweryou!AsforGania,Iputittoyou,cananymanhaveahappymindafterpassingthroughwhathehashadtosuffer?Ithinkthatisthebestwaytolookatit.Hewillchangeyet,hehaslotsoftimebeforehim,andlifeisrich;besidesbesides...”theprincehesitated.“Astobeingundermined,Idon’tknowwhatintheworldyouaredrivingat,Hippolyte.Ithinkwehadbetterdropthesubject!”

           “Verywell,we’lldropitforawhile.Youcan’tlookatanythingbutinyourexalted,generousway.Youmustputoutyourfingerandtouchathingbeforeyou’llbelieveit,eh?Ha!ha!ha!Isupposeyoudespisemedreadfully,prince,eh?Whatdoyouthink?”

           “Why?Becauseyouhavesufferedmorethanwehave?”

           “No;becauseIamunworthyofmysufferings,ifyoulike!”

           “Whoevercansufferisworthytosuffer,Ishouldthink.

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