Chapter 13

           LeftwithmyselfandLucio,LordEltonthrewoffallreserve,andbecamenotonlyfamiliar,butfawninginhisadulationofusboth.Anabjectandpitiabledesiretopleaseandpropitiateusexpresseditselfinhiseverylookandword;andIfirmlybelievethatifIhadcoollyandbrutallyofferedtobuyhisfairdaughterbyprivatetreatyforahundredthousandpounds,thatsumtobepaiddowntohimonthedayofmarriage,hewouldhavegladlyagreedtosell.Aparthoweverfromhispersonalcovetousness,IfeltandknewthatmyprojectedcourtshipofLadySibylwouldofnecessityresolveitselfintosomethingmoreorlessofamarketbargain,unlessindeedIcouldwinthegirl’slove.Imeanttotryanddothis,butIfullyrealizedhowdifficult,nay,almostimpossibleitwouldbeforhertoforgetthefactofmyunhamperedandvastfortune,andconsidermeformyselfalone.Hereinisoneoftheblessingsofpovertywhichthepoorarefrequentlytooapttoforget.Amoneylessmanifhewinsawoman’sloveknowsthatsuchloveisgenuineanduntaintedbyself-interest;butarichmancanneverbetrulycertainofloveatall.Theadvantagesofawealthymatchareconstantlyurgeduponallmarriageablegirlsbyboththeirparentsandfriendsanditwouldhavetobeaveryunsophisticatedfemininenatureindeedthatcouldcontemplateahusbandpossessingfivemillionsofmoney,withoutatouchofpurelyinterestedsatisfaction.

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