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Chapter 16

           ButyouwillscarcelybeabletoavoiddoingsowhenyouliveatWillowsmereCourt."

           "Oneisnotobligedtoknoweverybodyintheneighbourhood,"Iobservedsuperciliously.

           Luciolaughedaloud.

           "Howwellyoucarryyourfortunes,Geoffrey!"hesaid"ForapoordevilofaGrub-streethackwholatelywasatalossforasovereign,howperfectlyyoufollowthefashionsofyourtime!Ifthereisonemanmorethananotherthatmovesmetowonderingadmirationitishewhoassertshiswealthstrenuouslyinthefaceofhisfellows,andwhocomportshimselfinthisworldasthoughhecouldbribedeathandpurchasethegood-willoftheCreator.Itissuchsplendideffronterysuchsuperlativepride!NowI,thoughover-wealthymyself,amsocuriouslyconstitutedthatIcannotwearmybank-notesinmycountenanceasitwereIhaveputinaclaimforintellectaswellasgoldandsometimes,doyouknow,inmytravelsroundtheworld,Ihavebeensofarhonouredastobetakenforquiteapoorman!Nowyouwillneverhavethatchanceagain;youarerichandyoulookit!"

           "Andyou"Iinterruptedhimsuddenly,andwithsomewarmth"doyouknowwhatyoulook?YouimplythatIassertmywealthinmyface;doyouknowwhatyouassertinyoureveryglanceandgesture?"

           "Icannotimagine!"hesaidsmiling.

           "Contemptforusall!"Isaid"Immeasurablecontemptevenforme,whomyoucallfriend.Itellyouthetruth,Luciotherearetimes,wheninspiteofourintimacyIfeelthatyoudespiseme.

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