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Chapter 24

           "Allright!"Irespondedcarelessly,notwishingtooffendhim"Haveityourownway!But,uponmyword,tomeitisalllikedevil’smagic!"

           "Whatis?"heaskedimperturbably.

           "Everything!thedancersthenumberofservantsandpageswhy,theremusthavebeentwoorthreehundredofthemthosewonderful‘tableaux,’theilluminationsthesuppereverythingItellyou!andthemostastonishingpartofitnowis,thatallthesepeopleshouldhaveclearedoutsosoon!"

           "Well,ifyouelecttocallmoneydevil’smagic,youareright,"saidLucio.

           "Butsurelyinsomecases,notevenmoneycouldprocuresuchperfectionofdetail"Ibegan.

           "Moneycanprocureanything!"heinterrupted,athrillofpassionvibratinginhisrichvoice"Itoldyouthatlongago.Itisahookforthedevilhimself.Notthatthedevilcouldbesupposedtocareaboutworld’scashpersonallybuthegenerallyconceivesalikingforthecompanyofthemanwhopossessesit;possiblyheknowswhatthatmanwilldowithit.Ispeakmetaphoricallyofcoursebutnometaphorcanexaggeratethepowerofmoney.Trustnomanorwoman’svirtuetillyouhavetriedtopurchaseitwitharoundsuminhardcash!Money,myexcellentGeoffrey,hasdoneeverythingforyourememberthat!youhavedonenothingforyourself."

           "That’snotaverykindspeech,"Isaid,somewhatvexedly.

           "No?Andwhy?Becauseit’strue?Inoticemostpeoplecomplainof‘unkindness’whentheyaretoldatruth.

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