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Chapter 27

           Ihopeyoudonotthinkmetooproud?"

           "Onthecontrary,Ithinkyouarequiteright"saidSibylearnestly"AndIadmireyouforyourcourageandindependence.Someofthearistocracyare,Iknow,suchuttersnobsthatoftenIfeelashamedtobelongtothem.Butasfarasweareconcerned,Icanonlyassureyouthatifyouwillhonourusbybecomingourfriendaswellasneighbour,youshallnotregretit.Dotryandlikemeifyoucan!"

           Shebentforwardwithawitchingsmileonherfairface.Mavislookedatherseriouslyandadmiringly.

           "Howbeautifulyouare!"shesaidfrankly"Everybodytellsyouthisofcoursestill,Icannothelpjoininginthegeneralchorus.Tome,alovelyfaceislikealovelyflowerImustadmireit.Beautyisquiteadivinething,andthoughIamoftentoldthattheplainpeoplearealwaysthegoodpeople,Inevercanquitebelieveit.Natureissurelyboundtogiveabeautifulfacetoabeautifulspirit."

           Sibyl,whohadsmiledwithpleasureatthefirstwordsoftheopencomplimentpaidherbyoneofthemostgiftedofherownsex,nowflusheddeeply.

           "Notalways,MissClare,"shesaid,veilingherbrillianteyesbeneaththedroopofherlonglashes"Onecanimagineafairfiendaseasilyasafairangel."

           "True!"andMavislookedathermusinglythensuddenlylaughinginherblithebrightway,sheadded"Quitetrue!ReallyIcannotpictureanuglyfiendforthefiendsaresupposedtobeimmortal,andIamconvincedthatimmortaluglinesshasnopartintheuniverse.

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