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Chapter 40

           

           "Ofool!—inmyverycomingIwarnedyou!—ontheverydaywemetItoldyouIwasnotwhatIseemed!God’selementscrashedamenacewhenwemadeourcompactoffriendship!AndI—whenIsawthefaintlaststruggleofthenotquitetorpidsoulinyoutoresistanddistrustme,didInoturgeyoutoletthatbetterinstincthaveitsway?You—jesterwiththeSupernatural!—you—basescofferatChrist!Athousandhintshavebeengivenyou—athousandchancesofdoingsuchgoodasmusthaveforcedmetoleaveyou—aswouldhavebroughtmeawelcomerespitefromsorrow—amoment’scessationoftorture!"

           Hisbrowscontractedinasombrefrown—hewassilentamoment—thenheresumed—

           "Nowlearnfrommetheweavingofthewebyousowillinglybecameentangledin!YourmillionsofmoneywereMine!—themanthatleftyouheirtothem,wasawretchedmiser,eviltothesoul’score!ByvirtueofhisowndeedsheandhisdrosswereMine!andmaddenedbythesheeraccumulationofworld’swealth,heslewhimselfinafitoffrenzy.Helivesagaininanewandmuchmorerealisticphaseofexistence,andknowstheactualvalueofmankind’scash-payments!Thisyouhaveyettolearn!"

           Headvancedasteportwo,fixinghiseyesmoresteadilyuponme.

           "WealthislikeGenius—bestowednotforpersonalgratification,butforthebenefitofthosewholackit.

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