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Chapter 31

           

           "Whatdidyoumarrymefor?"shedemanded—"Formysakeoryourown?"

           Iwassilent—toochokedwithwrathandpaintospeak.AllIcoulddowastoholdoutmyhandtoLucio,whograspeditwithacordialandsympatheticpressure.Yet...Ifanciedhesmiled!

           "Wasitbecauseyoudesiredtomakemehappyoutofpureloveforme?"pursuedSibyl—"OrbecauseyouwishedtoadddignitytoyourownpositionbyweddingthedaughterofanEarl?Yourmotiveswerenotunselfish—youchosemesimplybecauseIwasthe‘beauty’ofthedaywhomLondonmenstaredatandtalkedof—andbecauseitgaveyouacertain‘prestige’tohavemeforyourwife,inthesamewayasitgaveyouafootingwithRoyaltytobetheowneroftheDerby-winner.ItoldyouhonestlywhatIwasbeforeourmarriage—itmadenoeffectuponyourvanityandegoism.Ineverlovedyou—Icouldnotloveyou,andItoldyouso.Youhaveheard,soyousay,allthathaspassedbetweenmeandLucio—thereforeyouknowwhyImarriedyou.Istateitboldlytoyourface—itwasthatImighthaveyourintimatefriendformylover.Thatyoushouldpretendtobescandalizedatthisisabsurd;itisacommonpositionofthingsinFrance,andisbecomingequallycommoninEngland.

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