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Chapter 25

           Itookthesameegotisticalpleasureinmyselfandmyowndoingsasanyofthem—andIwastothefullasfoolishlyconventional,smooth-tonguedandhypocriticalasthey.TheyactedtheirpartandIactedmine—noneofuswereeverourrealselvesforamoment.Inverytruth,oneofthereasonswhy‘fashionable’menandwomencannotbeartobealoneis,thatasolitudeinwhichtheyarecompelledtolookfacetofaceupontheirsecretselvesbecomesunbearablebecauseoftheburdentheycarryofconcealedviceandaccusingshame.Myemotionsoonpassedhowever,andslippingmyarmthroughLucio’s,Ismiled,asIanswered—

           "Youradvice,mydearfellow,woulddocredittoaSalvationistpreacher—butitisquitevaluelesstome,becauseimpossibletofollow.Tosayfarewellforevertoyou,inthefirstplace,wouldbetomakemyselfguiltyoftheblackestingratitude—inthesecondinstance,society,withallitsridiculoushumbug,isneverthelessnecessaryfortheamusementofmyselfandmyfuturewife—Royaltymoreover,isaccustomedtobeflattered,andweshallnotbehurtbyjoininginthegeneralinanechorus;—thirdly,ifIdidasthevisionaryJewsuggested——"

           "WhatvisionaryJew?"heasked,hiseyessparklingcoldly.

           "Why,Christofcourse!"Irejoinedlightly.

           Theshadowofastrangesmilepartedhislips.

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