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Chapter 37

           IfancyDianaherselfwassorry,sofarassuchafrivolouslittleAmericancouldbesorryforanythingperhaps,howeveritwouldbemorecorrecttosaythatshewasfrightened.Sibyl’ssuddenendstartledandtroubledherbutIamnotsurethatitgrievedher.Thereissuchadifferencebetweenunselfishgrief,andthemeresenseofnervouspersonalshock!MissCharlotteFitzroytookthenewsofherniece’sdeathwiththatadmirablefortitudewhichfrequentlycharacterizesreligiousspinstersofacertainage.Sheputbyherknittingsaid‘God’swillbedone!’andsentforherfavoriteclergyman.Hecame,stayedwithhersomehoursdrinkingstrongteaandthenextmorningatchurchadministeredtohercommunion.Thisdone,MissFitzroywentontheblamelessandeventenorofherway,wearingthesamevirtuouslydistressedexpressionasusual,andshowednofurthersignoffeeling.I,astheafflictedmillionaire-husband,wasnodoubtthemostinterestingfigureonthescene;Iwas,Iknowverywellgotup,thankstomytailor,andtotheaffectionatecareofthechiefundertakerwhohandedmemyblackglovesonthedayofthefuneralwithservilesolicitude,butinmyheartIfeltmyselftobeafarbetteractorthanHenryIrving,andifonlyformyadmirablemimicryofheart-break,morefullyworthyoftheaccolade.Luciodidnotattendtheobsequieshewrotemeabriefnoteofsympathyfromtown,andhintedthathewassureIcouldunderstandhisreasonsfornotbeingpresent.

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