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Chapter 18

           "WhyLucio,Ithoughtyouhatedwomen?"

           "SoIdo!"herepliedquickly—"ButdonotforgetwhyIhatethem!Itisbecausetheyhavealltheworld’spossibilitiesofgoodintheirhands,andthemajorityofthemdeliberatelyturnthesepossibilitiestoevil.Menareinfluencedentirelybywomen,thoughfewofthemwillownit—throughwomentheyareliftedtoheavenordriventohell.Thelatteristhefavouritecourse,andtheonealmostuniversallyadopted."

           Hisbrowdarkened,andthelinesroundhisproudmouthgrewhardandstern.Iwatchedhimforamoment—thenwithsuddenirrelevanceIsaid—

           "Putthatabominable‘sprite’ofyoursaway,willyou?Ihatetoseeyouwithit!"

           "What,mypoorEgyptianprincess!"heexclaimedwithalaugh—"WhysocrueltoherGeoffrey?Ifyouhadlivedinherday,youmighthavebeenoneofherlovers!Shewasnodoubtacharmingperson—Ifindhercharmingstill!However,toobligeyou—"andhere,placingtheinsectinitscrystalreceptaclehecarrieditawaytotheotherendoftheroom.Then,returningtowardsmeslowly,hesaid—"Whoknowswhatthe‘sprite’sufferedasawoman,Geoffrey!Perhapsshemadearichmarriage,andrepentedit!AtanyrateIamsuresheismuchhappierinherpresentcondition!"

           "Ihavenosympathywithsuchaghastlyfancy,"—Isaidabruptly—"Ionlyknowthatsheoritisaperfectlyloathsomeobjecttome."

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