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Chapter 23

           Andbesides,therewasMissX—thebrighteststarinthebrightestconstellationofallhisdreams.

           "Weadmitallthat,andwearecompletelywillingtoconcedethathewas,ormusthavebeen,thinkingofallthesethings.Theprosecutioncharges,andweadmitthatsuchisthefact,thathehadbeensocompletelyensnaredbythisMissX,andshebyhim,thathewaswillingandeagertoforsakethisfirstlovewhohadgivenherselftohim,foronewho,becauseofherbeautyandherwealth,seemedsomuchmoredesirableevenastoRobertaAldenheseemedmoredesirablethanothers.Andifsheerredastohimasplainlyshedidmightnotmightnothehaveerredeventuallyinhisinfatuatedfollowingofonewhointheultimatewhocansay?mightnothavecaredsomuchforhim.Atanyrate,oneofhisstrongestfearthoughtsatthistime,ashehimselfhasconfessedtous,hiscounsel,wasthatifthisMissXlearnedthathehadbeenuptherewiththisothergirlofwhomshehadnotevensomuchasheard,wellthen,itwouldmeantheendofherregardforhim.

           "Iknowthatasyougentlemenviewsuchthings,suchconducthasnoexcuseforbeing.Onemaybethevictimofaninternalconflictbetweentwoillicitmoods,yetnevertheless,asthelawandthechurchseeit,guiltyofsinandcrime.Butthetruth,none-the-less,isthattheydoexistinthehumanheart,lawornolaw,religionornoreligion,andinscoresofcasestheymotivatetheactionsofthevictims.

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