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Chapter 20

           "Ratheramysteriouscourseofprocedure!"andhesmiled;"Canyounotexplain?"

           "OfcourseIcanexplain,"—Isaid—"Explanationiseasy.Ienviedherpower—Ienvyitstill.Herpopularitycausedmeasmartingsenseofinjury,andtorelieveitIwrotethatarticleagainsther.ButIshallneverdoanythingofthekindagain.Ishalllethergrowherlaurelsinpeace."

           "Laurelshaveahabitofgrowingwithoutanypermission,"—observedLuciosignificantly—"Inallsortsofunexpectedplacestoo.Andtheycanneverbeproperlycultivatedintheforcing-houseofcriticism."

           "Iknowthat!"Isaidquickly,mythoughtsrevertingtomyownbook,andallthefavourablecriticismsthathadbeenheapeduponit—"Ihavelearnedthatlessonthoroughly,byheart!"

           Helookedatmefixedly.

           "Itisonlyoneofmanyyoumayhaveyettolearn"—hesaid—"Itisalessoninfame.Yournextcourseofinstructionwillbeinlove!"

           Hesmiled—butIwasconsciousofacertaindreadanddiscomfortashespoke.IthoughtofSibylandherincomparablebeauty——Sibyl,whohadtoldmeshecouldnotlove—hadwebothtolearnalesson?Andshouldwemasterit?—orwoulditmasterus?

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