Chapter 23

           Themorningbrokeclear,withallthepuretintsofafineopalradiatinginthecloudlesssky.NeverhadIbeheldsuchafairsceneasthewoodsandgardensofWillowsmerewhenIlookeduponthemthatdayilluminedbytheuncloudedsunlightofaspringhalf-meltingintosummer.MyheartswelledwithprideasIsurveyedthebeautifuldomainInowowned—andthoughthowhappyahomeitwouldmakewhenSibyl,matchlessinherloveliness,sharedwithmeitscharmandluxury.

           "Yes,"—Isaidhalf-aloud—"Saywhatphilosopherswill,thepossessionofmoneydoesinsuresatisfactionandpower.Itisallverywelltotalkaboutfame,butwhatisfameworth,if,likeCarlyle,oneistoopoortoenjoyit!Besides,literaturenolongerholdsitsformerhighprestige—therearetoomanyinthefield—toomanynewspaper-scribblers,allbelievingtheyaregeniuses—toomanyill-educatedlady-paragraphistsand‘new’women,whothinktheyareasgiftedasGeorgesSandorMavisClare.WithSibylandWillowsmere,Ioughttobeabletoresigntheideaoffame—literaryfame—withagoodgrace."

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