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Chapter 13
noblesseoblige!Youandyourrulingclass!’
’Andtowhatshoulditobligeme?Tohavealotofunnecessaryemotionsaboutmygame-keeper?Irefuse.Ileaveitalltomyevangelist.’
’Asifheweren’tamanasmuchasyouare,myword!’
’Mygame-keepertoboot,andIpayhimtwopoundsaweekandgivehimahouse.’
’Payhim!Whatdoyouthinkyoupayfor,withtwopoundsaweekandahouse?’
’Hisservices.’
’Bah!Iwouldtellyoutokeepyourtwopoundsaweekandyourhouse.’
’Probablyhewouldliketo:butcan’taffordtheluxury!’
’You,andrule!’shesaid.’Youdon’trule,don’tflatteryourself.Youhaveonlygotmorethanyourshareofthemoney,andmakepeopleworkforyoufortwopoundsaweek,orthreatenthemwithstarvation.Rule!Whatdoyougiveforthofrule?Why,youredriedup!Youonlybullywithyourmoney,likeanyJeworanySchieber!’
’Youareveryelegantinyourspeech,LadyChatterley!’
’Iassureyou,youwereveryelegantaltogetheroutthereinthewood.Iwasutterlyashamedofyou.Why,myfatheristentimesthehumanbeingyouare:yougentleman!’
HereachedandrangthebellforMrsBolton.Buthewasyellowatthegills.
Shewentuptoherroom,furious,sayingtoherself:’Himandbuyingpeople!Well,hedoesn’tbuyme,andthereforethere’snoneedformetostaywithhim.Deadfishofagentleman,withhiscelluloidsoul!Andhowtheytakeonein,withtheirmannersandtheirmockwistfulnessandgentleness.They’vegotaboutasmuchfeelingascelluloidhas.
