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Chapter 29

           "Yousawaprettybitofactinghere,"hewenton,strikingamatchandlightingacigarthewhileheregardedmecoolly,hiseyestwinklingwiththeirusualmockery—"youknowmytheory,thatallmenandallwomenarepurchasableforgold?Well,IwantedtotryMavisClare.Sherejectedallmyadvantageousoffers,asyoumusthaveheard,andIcouldonlymakematterssmoothbyaskinghertoprayforme.ThatIdidthisverymelodramaticallyIhopeyouwilladmit?Awomanofthatdreamyidealistictemperamentalwayslikestoimaginethatthereisamanwhoisgratefulforherprayers!"

           "Youseemedverymuchinearnestaboutit!"Isaid,vexedwithmyselfthathehadcaughtmespying.

           "Why,ofcourse!"heresponded,thrustinghisarmfamiliarlythroughmine—"Ihadanaudience!Twofastidiouscriticsofdramaticartheardmerantmyrantings—Ihadtodomybest!"

           "Twocritics?"Irepeatedperplexedly.

           "Yes.Youononeside—LadySibylontheother.LadySibylrose,afterthecustomoffashionablebeautiesattheopera,beforethelastscene,inordertogethomeingoodtimeforsupper!"

           Helaughedwildlyanddiscordantly,andIfeltdesperatelyuncomfortable.

           "YoumustbemistakenLucio—"Isaid—"ThatIlistenedIadmit—anditwaswrongofmetodoso—butmywifewouldnevercondescend..."

           "Ah,thenitmusthavebeenasylphofthewoodsthatglidedoutoftheshadowwithasilkentrainbehindheranddiamondsinherhair!"heretortedgaily—"TutGeoffrey!—don’tlooksocrestfallen.

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