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Chapter 7

           I’mreallygrievedforyou,myfriendIneverthoughtyourcasewasquitesodesperate."

           Ilaughedinspiteofmydepression.

           "Youareincorrigible,Lucio!"Isaid"Butyourcheerfulnessisveryinspiriting.AllIwantedtoexplaintoyouisthisthatmybookexpressesacertaintoneofthoughtwhichpurportingtobemine,isnotmeinshort,I,inmypresentselfhavenosympathywithit.ImusthavechangedverymuchsinceIwroteit."

           "Changed?Whyyes,Ishouldthinkso!"andLuciolaughedheartily"Thepossessionoffivemillionsisboundtochangeamanconsiderablyforthebetterorworse!Butyouseemtobeworryingyourselfmostabsurdlyaboutnothing.Notoneauthorinmanycenturieswritesfromhisownheartorashetrulyfeelswhenhedoes,hebecomeswell-nighimmortal.ThisplanetistoolimitedtoholdmorethanoneHomer,onePlato,oneShakespeare.Don’tdistressyourselfyouareneitherofthesethree!Youbelongtotheage,Tempestitisadecadentephemeralage,andmostthingsconnectedwithitaredecadentandephemeral.Anyerathatisdominatedbytheloveofmoneyonly,hasarottencorewithinitandmustperish.Allhistorytellsusso,butnooneacceptsthelessonofhistory.ObservethesignsofthetimeArtismadesubservienttotheloveofmoneyliterature,politicsandreligionthesameyoucannotescapefromthegeneraldisease.Theonlythingtodoistomakethebestofitnoonecanreformitleastofallyou,whohavesomuchofthelucregiventoyourshare."

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