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Chapter 21. The History of a Self-Tormentor

           Onthisrepetitionoftheoldwickedinjury,Iwithheldnolonger,butexposedtoherallIhadknownofherandseeninher,andallIhadundergonewithinmyselfsinceIhadoccupiedthedespicablepositionofbeingengagedtohernephew.ItoldherthatMrGowanwastheonlyreliefIhadhadinmydegradation;thatIhadborneittoolong,andthatIshookitofftoolate;butthatIwouldseenoneofthemmore.AndIneverdid.

           Yourdearfriendfollowedmetomyretreat,andwasverydrollontheseveranceoftheconnection;thoughhewassorry,too,fortheexcellentpeople(intheirwaythebesthehadevermet),anddeploredthenecessityofbreakingmerehouse-fliesonthewheel.Heprotestedbeforelong,andfarmoretrulythanIthensupposed,thathewasnotworthacceptancebyawomanofsuchendowments,andsuchpowerofcharacter;but—well,well—!

           Yourdearfriendamusedmeandamusedhimselfaslongasitsuitedhisinclinations;andthenremindedmethatwewerebothpeopleoftheworld,thatwebothunderstoodmankind,thatwebothknewtherewasnosuchthingasromance,thatwewerebothpreparedforgoingdifferentwaystoseekourfortuneslikepeopleofsense,andthatwebothforesawthatwheneverweencounteredoneanotheragainweshouldmeetasthebestfriendsonearth.Sohesaid,andIdidnotcontradicthim.

           ItwasnotverylongbeforeIfoundthathewascourtinghispresentwife,andthatshehadbeentakenawaytobeoutofhisreach.Ihatedherthen,quiteasmuchasIhatehernow;andnaturally,therefore,coulddesirenothingbetterthanthatsheshouldmarryhim

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