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Chapter 6

           

           “Well,yes,”saidshe,“itmaybethathehasothersentimentsformethanthoseofafather,butthatisnotareasonformetoshutmydooronhim.Iamnotaman,thatIshouldrepaykindnesswithingratitude!Know,monseigneur,thatinallthatrelatestomyintimatefeelingsIrenderaccountonlytoGodandtomyconscience,”sheconcluded,layingherhandonherbeautiful,fullyexpandedbosomandlookinguptoheaven.

           “Butforheaven’ssakelistentome!”

           “Marryme,andIwillbeyourslave!”

           “Butthat’simpossible.”

           “Youwon’tdeigntodemeanyourselfbymarryingme,you...”saidHélène,beginningtocry.

           Theprincetriedtocomforther,butHélène,asifquitedistraught,saidthroughhertearsthattherewasnothingtopreventhermarrying,thattherewereprecedents(therewereuptothattimeveryfew,butshementionedNapoleonandsomeotherexaltedpersonages),thatshehadneverbeenherhusband’swife,andthatshehadbeensacrificed.

           “Butthelaw,religion...”saidtheprince,alreadyyielding.

           “Thelaw,religion...Whathavetheybeeninventedforiftheycan’tarrangethat?”saidHélène.

           Theprincewassurprisedthatsosimpleanideahadnotoccurredtohim,andheappliedforadvicetotheholybrethrenoftheSocietyofJesus,withwhomhewasonintimateterms.

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