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Chapter 16

           "Nodoubt!"returnedRimânez—"Youdeservemore—muchmore!Ihopeyouwillgetit!Ablessingwouldbeofnoadvantagewhatevertoyou;—itis,tome."

           HowoftenIhavethoughtofthisincidentsince!Iwastoodensetoattacheithermeaningorimportancetoitthen—self-absorbedasIwas,Ipaidnoattentiontocircumstanceswhichseemedtohavenoconnectionwithmyownlifeandaffairs.Andinallmydissipationsandso-calledamusements,aperpetualrestlessnessconsumedme—IobtainednorealsatisfactionoutofanythingexceptmyslowandsomewhattantalizingcourtshipofLadySibyl.Shewasastrangegirl;sheknewmyintentionstowardsherwellenough;yetsheaffectednottoknow.EachtimeIventuredtotreatherwithmorethantheusualdeference,andtoinfusesomethingoftheardourofaloverintomylooksormanner,shefeignedsurprise.Iwonderwhyitisthatsomewomenaresofondofplayingthehypocriteinlove?Theirowninstinctteachesthemwhenmenareamorous;butunlesstheycanrunthefoxtoearth,orinotherwords,reducetheirsuitorstothelowestpitchofgrovellingappeal,andforcethemtosuchabasementthatthepoorpassion-drivenfoolsarereadytoflingawaylife,andevenhonour,dearerthanlife,fortheirsakes,theirvanityisnotsufficientlygratified.

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