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Chapter 37

           

           "Suchacourseofactionwouldbeimpossibletome,Mavis,"—Isaidsomewhatcoldly—"ThePrinceRimânezismybestfriendnomaneverhadabetter;andhisloyaltytomehasbeenputtoaseveretestunderwhichmostmenwouldhavefailed.Ihavenottoldyouall."

           AndIrelatedinafewwordsthesceneIhadwitnessedbetweenmywifeandLuciointhemusic-galleryatWillowsmere.Shelistenedbutwithanevidenteffortandpushingbackherclusteringhairfromherbrowsshesighedheavily.

           "Iamsorrybutitdoesnotaltermyconviction!"—shesaid—"Ilookuponyourbestfriendasyourworstfoe.AndIfeelyoudonotrealizetheawfulcalamityofyourwife’sdeathinitstrueaspect.WillyouforgivemeifIaskyoutoleavemenow?——LadySibyl’sletterhasaffectedmeterriblyIfeelIcannotspeakaboutitanymore....IwishIhadnotreadit...."

           Shebrokeoffwithalittlehalf-suppressedsobIsawshewasunnerved,andtakingthemanuscriptfromherhand,Isaidhalf-banteringly

           "Youcannotthensuggestanepitaphformywife’smonument?"

           Sheturneduponmewithagrandgestureofreproach.

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