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Chapter 29

           Icouldbringthesetoyourfeet,andmakethemyourslaves.Withyourintellectualpower,yourpersonalgraceandgiftsoftemperament,Icould,ifyouwouldletmeguideyou,giveyousuchfar-reachinginfluenceasnowomanhaspossessedinthiscentury.IamnoboasterIcandowhatIsayandmore;andIasknothingfromyouinreturnexceptthatyoushouldfollowmyadviceimplicitly.Myadvice,letmetellyouisnotdifficulttofollow;mostpeoplefinditeasy!"

           Hisexpressionofface,Ithought,wasverysingularashespokeitwassohaggard,drearyandwoe-begonethatonemighthaveimaginedhewasmakingsomeproposalthatwasparticularlyrepugnanttohim,insteadofofferingtoperformthebenevolentactionofhelpingahard-workingliterarywomantoachievegreaterwealthanddistinction.IwaitedexpectantlyforMavistoreply.

           "Youareverygood,PrinceRimânez,"shesaid,afteralittlepause"totakeanythoughtformeatall.Icannotimaginewhyyoushoulddoso;forIamreallynothingtoyou.IhaveofcourseheardfromMrTempestofyourgreatwealthandinfluence,andIhavenodoubtyoumeankindly.ButIhaveneverowedanythingtoanyonenoonehaseverhelpedmeIhavehelpedmyself,andstillprefertodoso.AndreallyIhavenothingtowishforexceptwhenthetimecomesahappydeath.ItistrueIamnotrichbutthenIdonotwanttoberich.

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