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Chapter 18

           "WhyLucio,Ithoughtyouhatedwomen?"

           "SoIdo!"herepliedquickly"ButdonotforgetwhyIhatethem!Itisbecausetheyhavealltheworld’spossibilitiesofgoodintheirhands,andthemajorityofthemdeliberatelyturnthesepossibilitiestoevil.Menareinfluencedentirelybywomen,thoughfewofthemwillownitthroughwomentheyareliftedtoheavenordriventohell.Thelatteristhefavouritecourse,andtheonealmostuniversallyadopted."

           Hisbrowdarkened,andthelinesroundhisproudmouthgrewhardandstern.IwatchedhimforamomentthenwithsuddenirrelevanceIsaid

           "Putthatabominable‘sprite’ofyoursaway,willyou?Ihatetoseeyouwithit!"

           "What,mypoorEgyptianprincess!"heexclaimedwithalaugh"WhysocrueltoherGeoffrey?Ifyouhadlivedinherday,youmighthavebeenoneofherlovers!ShewasnodoubtacharmingpersonIfindhercharmingstill!However,toobligeyou"andhere,placingtheinsectinitscrystalreceptaclehecarrieditawaytotheotherendoftheroom.Then,returningtowardsmeslowly,hesaid"Whoknowswhatthe‘sprite’sufferedasawoman,Geoffrey!Perhapsshemadearichmarriage,andrepentedit!AtanyrateIamsuresheismuchhappierinherpresentcondition!"

           "Ihavenosympathywithsuchaghastlyfancy,"Isaidabruptly"Ionlyknowthatsheoritisaperfectlyloathsomeobjecttome."

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