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           IamdelightedtohearyouarepreparedtoleaveVeniceonthesixteenth.Butifyouareenjoyingit,don’thurryhome.Wemissyou,Wragbymissesyou.Butitisessentialthatyoushouldgetyourfullamountofsunshine,sunshineandpyjamas,astheadvertisementsoftheLidosay.Sopleasedostayonalittlelonger,ifitischeeringyouupandpreparingyouforoursufficientlyawfulwinter.Eventoday,itrains.

           Iamassiduously,admirablylookedafterbyMrsBolton.Sheisaqueerspecimen.ThemoreIlive,themoreIrealizewhatstrangecreatureshumanbeingsare.Someofthemmightjustaswellhaveahundredlegs,likeacentipede,orsix,likealobster.Thehumanconsistencyanddignityonehasbeenledtoexpectfromone’sfellow-menseemactuallynonexistent.Onedoubtsiftheyexisttoanystartlingdegreeevenisoneself.

           Thescandalofthekeepercontinuesandgetsbiggerlikeasnowball.MrsBoltonkeepsmeinformed.Sheremindsmeofafishwhich,thoughdumb,seemstobebreathingsilentgossipthroughitsgills,whileeveritlives.Allgoesthroughthesieveofhergills,andnothingsurprisesher.Itisasiftheeventsofotherpeople’sliveswerethenecessaryoxygenofherown.

           SheispreoccupiedwiththeMellorsscandal,andifIwillletherbegin,shetakesmedowntothedepths.Hergreatindignation,whicheventhenisliketheindignationofanactressplayingarole,isagainstthewifeofMellors,whomshepersistsincallingBerthaCourts.