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Chapter 17

           Sheroseandbeganpacingtheroomrestlessly,movingtoandfrowithaslowyetfiercegracethatremindedmeagainstmywishandwillofthemovementofsomeimprisonedandsavagebeastofprey.

           "Youshallnotbedeceivedinme,"—shesaid,pausingamomentandeyeingmesombrely—"Ifyoumarryme,youmustdosowithafullrealizationofthechoiceyoumake.Forwithsuchwealthasyours,youcanofcoursewedanywomanyoufancy.IdonotsayyoucouldfindagirlbetterthanIam;Idonotthinkyoucouldinmy‘set,’becauseweareallalike—alltarredwiththesamebrush,andfilledwiththesamemerelysensualandmaterialisticviewsoflifeanditsresponsibilitiesastheadmiredheroinesofthe‘society’novelsweread.Awayintheprovinces,amongthemiddleclassesitispossibleyoumightdiscoverareallygoodgirlofthepurestblush-roseinnocence—butthenyoumightalsofindherstupidandunentertaining,andyouwouldnotcareforthat.MychiefrecommendationisthatIambeautiful—youcanseethat;everybodycanseethat—andIamnotsoaffectedastopretendtobeunconsciousofthefact.Thereisnoshamaboutmyexternalappearance;myhairisnotawig—mycomplexionisnatural—myfigureisnottheresultofthecorset-maker’sart—myeyebrowsandeyelashesareundyed.Ohyes—youcanbesurethatthebeautyofmybodyisquitegenuine!—butitisnottheoutwardexpressionofanequallybeautifulsoul.AndthisiswhatIwantyoutounderstand.

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