Chapter 23

           Themorningbrokeclear,withallthepuretintsofafineopalradiatinginthecloudlesssky.NeverhadIbeheldsuchafairsceneasthewoodsandgardensofWillowsmerewhenIlookeduponthemthatdayilluminedbytheuncloudedsunlightofaspringhalf-meltingintosummer.MyheartswelledwithprideasIsurveyedthebeautifuldomainInowownedandthoughthowhappyahomeitwouldmakewhenSibyl,matchlessinherloveliness,sharedwithmeitscharmandluxury.

           "Yes,"Isaidhalf-aloud"Saywhatphilosopherswill,thepossessionofmoneydoesinsuresatisfactionandpower.Itisallverywelltotalkaboutfame,butwhatisfameworth,if,likeCarlyle,oneistoopoortoenjoyit!Besides,literaturenolongerholdsitsformerhighprestigetherearetoomanyinthefieldtoomanynewspaper-scribblers,allbelievingtheyaregeniusestoomanyill-educatedlady-paragraphistsand‘new’women,whothinktheyareasgiftedasGeorgesSandorMavisClare.WithSibylandWillowsmere,Ioughttobeabletoresigntheideaoffameliteraryfamewithagoodgrace."

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