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Chapter 21

           DianaChesneyhadshownacertainamountofdelicatesentimentandrefinementinherofferingitwasaveryexquisitemarblestatueofPsyche,mountedonapedestalofsolidsilverandebony.Sibylthankedher,smilingcoldly.

           "YouhavegivenmeanemblemoftheSoul,"shesaid;"NodoubtyourememberedIhavenosoulofmyown!"

           AndherairylaughhadchilledpoorDiana‘tothemarrow,’asthewarm-heartedlittleAmericanherself,withtears,assuredme.

           AtthisperiodIsawverylittleofRimânez.Iwasmuchoccupiedwithmylawyersonthequestionof‘settlements.MessrsBenthamandEllisratherobjectedtothearrangementbywhichIgavethehalfofmyfortunetomyintendedwifeunconditionally;butIwouldbrooknointerference,andthedeedwasdrawnup,signed,sealedandwitnessed.TheEarlofEltoncouldnotsufficientlypraisemy‘unexampledgenerosity’my‘noblecharacter;’andwalkedabout,eulogisingmeeverywhere,tillhealmostturnedhimselfintoapublicadvertisementofthevirtuesofhisfutureson-in-law.HeseemedtohavetakenanewleaseoflifeheflirtedwithDianaChesneyopenlyandofhisparalysedspousewiththefixedstareanddeathlygrin,heneverspoke,and,Iimagine,neverthought.Sibylherselfwasalwaysinthehandsofdressmakersandmillinersandweonlysaweachothereverydayforafewminutes’hurriedchat.

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