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Chapter 9

           ButliketheFrenchmanofwhomthestoryistoldthathestudiedforholyorders,tookalltheoaths,wasordainedpriest,andnextmorningwrotetohisbishopinforminghimthat,ashedidnotbelieveinGodandconsidereditwrongtodeceivethepeopleandliveupontheirpockets,hebeggedtosurrendertheordersconferreduponhimthedaybefore,andtoinformhislordshipthathewassendingthislettertothepublicpress,likethisFrenchman,theprinceplayedafalsegame.Itwasrumouredthathehadpurposelywaitedforthesolemnoccasionofalargeeveningpartyatthehouseofhisfuturebride,atwhichhewasintroducedtoseveraleminentpersons,inorderpubliclytomakeknownhisideasandopinions,andtherebyinsultthe“big-wigs,”andtothrowoverhisbrideasoffensivelyaspossible;andthat,resistingtheservantswhoweretoldofftoturnhimoutofthehouse,hehadseizedandthrowndownamagnificentchinavase.Asacharacteristicadditiontotheabove,itwascurrentlyreportedthattheyoungprincereallylovedtheladytowhomhewasengaged,andhadthrownheroveroutofpurelyNihilisticmotives,withtheintentionofgivinghimselfthesatisfactionofmarryingafallenwomaninthefaceofalltheworld,therebypublishinghisopinionthatthereisnodistinctionbetweenvirtuousanddisreputablewomen,butthatallwomenarealike,free;anda“fallen”woman,indeed,somewhatsuperiortoavirtuousone.

           Itwasdeclaredthathebelievedinnoclassesoranythingelse,excepting“thewomanquestion.

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