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Chapter 27

           Sibyl,whowasalwaysonthealertforglimpsesofcharacter,noticedthatshedidnotanswer,andrepeatedherwordscoaxingly.

           "Youwillcome,willyounot?Asoftenasyoulike—theoftenerthebetter.Wemustbefriends,youknow!"

           Mavislookedupthen,afranksweetsmileinhereyes.

           "Doyoureallymeanit?"sheasked.

           "Meanit!"echoedSibyl—"Why,ofcourseIdo!"

           "Howcanyoudoubtit!"Iexclaimed.

           "Well,youmustbothforgivemeforaskingsuchaquestion"—saidMavisstillsmiling—"Butyouseeyouarenowamongwhatarecalledthe‘countymagnates,’andcountymagnatesconsiderthemselvesinfinitelyaboveallauthors!"Shelaughedoutright,andherblueeyestwinkledwithfun."Ithinkmanyofthemestimatewritersofbooksassomesortofstrangeoutgrowthofhumanitythatisbarelydecent.Itisdeliciouslyfunnyandalwaysamusesme—nevertheless,amongmymanyfaults,thebiggestoneis,Ifancy,pride,andadreadfullyobstinatespiritofindependence.Now,totellyouthetruth,Ihavebeenaskedbymanyso-called‘great’peopletotheirhouses,andwhenIhavegone,Ihavegenerallybeensorryforitafterwards."

           "Why?"Iasked—"Theyhonourthemselvesbyinvitingyou."

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