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Chapter 11

           "Really!"exclaimedLordEltonatthisjuncture"Youdon’tlookit,doesheCharlotte?"

           MissFitzroythusappealedto,raisedhereleganttortoise-shell-framedglassestohereyesandpeeredcriticallyatusboth.

           "IshouldimaginetheprincetobeslightlytheseniorofMrTempest"sheremarkedinprecisehigh-bredaccents"Butonlyveryslightly."

           "Anyhow,"resumedMissChesney"you’reyoungenough,toenjoyyourwealtharen’tyou?"

           "Youngenough,oroldenough;justasyouplease;"saidLuciowithacarelessshrug"ButasithappensIdonotenjoyit!"

           MissChesney’swholeaspectnowexpressedthemostlivelyastonishment.

           "Whatdoesmoneydoforyou?"wentonLucio,hiseyesdilatingwiththatstrangeandwistfulexpressionwhichhadoftenexcitedmycuriosity"Theworldisatyourfeet,perhaps;yesbutwhataworld!Whatatrumperyclodofkickablematter!Wealthactsmerelyasakindofmirrortoshowyouhumannatureatitsworst.

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