Chapter 36

           

           "FromthemomentIsawLucioRimânez"—wentonSibyl’s‘dyingspeech’—"Iabandonedmyselftoloveandthedesireoflove.Ihadheardofhimbeforefrommyfatherwhohad(asIlearnedtomyshame)beenindebtedtohimformonetaryassistance.Ontheverynightwemet,myfathertoldmequiteplainlythatnowwasmychancetoget‘settled’inlife.‘MarryRimânezorTempest,whicheveryoucanmosteasilycatch,’hesaid—‘Theprinceisfabulouslywealthy—buthekeepsupamysteryabouthimselfandnooneknowswhereheactuallycomesfrom—besideswhichhedislikeswomen;—nowTempesthasfivemillionsandseemsaneasy-goingfool—IshouldsayyouhadbettergoforTempest.’Imadenoanswerandgavenopromiseeitherway.IsoonfoundouthoweverthatLuciodidnotintendtomarry—andIconcludedthathepreferredtobetheloverofmanywomen,insteadofthehusbandofone.Ididnotlovehimanythelessforthis—IonlyresolvedthatIwouldatleastbeoneofthosewhowerehappyenoughtosharehispassion.ImarriedthemanTempest,feelingthatlikemanywomenIknew,Ishouldwhensafelywedded,havegreaterlibertyofaction—Iwasawarethatmostmodernmenpreferanamourwithamarriedwomantoanyotherkindofliaison—andIthoughtLuciowouldhavereadilyyieldedtotheplanIhadpre-conceived.

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