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Chapter 78

           "Doyouthinkshewouldturntolookatme,orvalueanywordIeverutteredtoheragainatmorethanadirtyfeather?—Explain!Howcanamanexplainattheexpenseofawoman?"

           "Youcantellherwhatyouplease,"saidRosamondwithmoretremor.

           "Doyousupposeshewouldlikemebetterforsacrificingyou?SheisnotawomantobeflatteredbecauseImademyselfdespicable—tobelievethatImustbetruetoherbecauseIwasadastardtoyou."

           Hebegantomoveaboutwiththerestlessnessofawildanimalthatseespreybutcannotreachit.Presentlyheburstoutagain—

           "Ihadnohopebefore—notmuch—ofanythingbettertocome.ButIhadonecertainty—thatshebelievedinme.Whateverpeoplehadsaidordoneaboutme,shebelievedinme.—That’sgone!She’llneveragainthinkmeanythingbutapaltrypretence—toonicetotakeheavenexceptuponflatteringconditions,andyetsellingmyselfforanydevil’schangebythesly.She’llthinkofmeasanincarnateinsulttoher,fromthefirstmomentwe—"

           Willstoppedasifhehadfoundhimselfgraspingsomethingthatmustnotbethrownandshattered.HefoundanotherventforhisragebysnatchingupRosamond’swordsagain,asiftheywerereptilestobethrottledandflungoff.

           "Explain!Tellamantoexplainhowhedroppedintohell!Explainmypreference!IneverhadaPREFERENCEforher,anymorethanIhaveapreferenceforbreathing.

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