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Chapter 11

           Luciogavemeawarningglance,andtookituponhimselftoreply.

           "Yes,Ireadabriefaccountoftheaffairterribleindeed!Ialsoknewhimslightly."

           "Didyou?Well,hewasengagedtoafriendofmine,"wentonLadySibyl"Imyselfthinkshehashadaluckyescape,becausethoughhewasanagreeablemanenoughinsociety,hewasagreatgambler,andveryextravagant,andhewouldhaverunthroughherfortuneveryquickly.Butshecannotbebroughttoseeitinthatlightsheisdreadfullyupset.ShehadsetherheartonbeingaViscountess."

           "Iguess,"saidMissChesneydemurely,withaslysparkleofhereyes"it’snotonlyAmericanswhorunaftertitles.SinceI’vebeenoverhereI’veknownseveralrealnicegirlsmarrydownrightmeandough-headsjustforthesakeofbeingcalled‘mylady’or‘yourgrace.IlikeatitleverywellmyselfbutIalsolikeamanattachedtoit."

           TheEarlsmotheredachucklinglaughLadySibylgazedmeditativelyintothefireandwentonasthoughshehadnotheard.

           "OfcoursemyfriendwillhaveotherchancessheisyoungandhandsomebutIreallythink,apartfromthesocialpointofview,thatshewasalittleinlovewiththeViscount"

           "Nonsense!nonsense!"saidherfathersomewhattestily."YoualwayshavesomeromanticnotionorotherinyourheadSibylone‘season’oughttohavecuredyouofsentimentha-ha-ha!Shealwaysknewhewasadissoluterascal,andshewasgoingtomarryhimwithhereyeswideopentothefact.

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