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Chapter 20

           "Ratheramysteriouscourseofprocedure!"andhesmiled;"Canyounotexplain?"

           "OfcourseIcanexplain,"Isaid"Explanationiseasy.IenviedherpowerIenvyitstill.Herpopularitycausedmeasmartingsenseofinjury,andtorelieveitIwrotethatarticleagainsther.ButIshallneverdoanythingofthekindagain.Ishalllethergrowherlaurelsinpeace."

           "Laurelshaveahabitofgrowingwithoutanypermission,"observedLuciosignificantly"Inallsortsofunexpectedplacestoo.Andtheycanneverbeproperlycultivatedintheforcing-houseofcriticism."

           "Iknowthat!"Isaidquickly,mythoughtsrevertingtomyownbook,andallthefavourablecriticismsthathadbeenheapeduponit"Ihavelearnedthatlessonthoroughly,byheart!"

           Helookedatmefixedly.

           "Itisonlyoneofmanyyoumayhaveyettolearn"hesaid"Itisalessoninfame.Yournextcourseofinstructionwillbeinlove!"

           HesmiledbutIwasconsciousofacertaindreadanddiscomfortashespoke.IthoughtofSibylandherincomparablebeautySibyl,whohadtoldmeshecouldnotlovehadwebothtolearnalesson?Andshouldwemasterit?orwoulditmasterus?

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