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Chapter 42

           AndIdidstayaway;andevenwhenhismarriagewithDianaChesneytookplacewithgreatpompandsplendour,Irefusedhisinvitationtobepresent.Inthepublishedlistofguests,howeverwhichappearedintheprincipalpapers,Iwasscarcelysurprisedtoreadthenameof‘PrinceLucioRimânez.’

           Inowtookahumbleroomandsettoworkonanewliteraryenterprise,avoidingeveryoneIhadhithertoknown,forbeingnowalmostapoorman,Iwasawarethat‘swaggersociety’wishedtoblotmefromitsvisiting-list.Ilivedwithmyownsorrowfulthoughtsmusingonmanythings,trainingmyselftohumility,obedience,andfaithwithfortitudeanddaybydayIdidbattlewiththemonster,Egotism,thatpresenteditselfinathousanddisguisesateveryturninmyownlifeaswellasinthelivesofothers.Ihadtore-formmycharactertomouldtheobstinatenaturethatrebelled,andmakeitsobstinacyservefortheattainmentofhigherobjectsthanworld’srenownthetaskwasdifficultbutIgainedgroundalittlewitheveryfresheffort.

           Ihadlivedforsomemonthslikethisinbitterself-abasement,whenallthereadingworldwassuddenlyelectrifiedbyanotherbookofMavisClare’s.Mylatelyfavouredfirstworkwasagainforgottenandthrustasidehers,slatedandscreamedatasusualbythecriticasters,wasbornealongtofamebyagreatwaveofhonestpublicpraiseandenthusiasm.

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