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Chapter 28

           ButIassureyou,MrTempest,thebestpossessionIhave,andonewhichIvalueagreatdealmoreeventhanmyliterarysuccess,ismyabsoluteindependence,andIwouldnothaveitthought,evenerroneously,thatIamanxioustomixwiththecrowdofsycophantsandtime-serverswhoareonlytooreadytotakeadvantageofthePrince’sgood-nature."

           And,actinguponherdetermination,shehadremainedmorethaneversecludedinhercottage-nestoffoliageandflowersduringtheprogressoftheweek’sfestivitiestheresultbeing,asIhavestated,thatthePrince‘droppedin’uponherquitecasuallyoneday,accompaniedbyhisequerry,andprobablyforallIknew,hadthepleasureofseeingthedove‘reviewers’fed,andsquabblingovertheirmeal.

           MuchaswehaddesiredandexpectedthepresenceofRimânezatourgathering,hedidnotappear.HetelegraphedhisregretsfromParis,andfollowedthetelegrambyacharacteristicletter,whichranthus:

           MydearTempest.

           Youareverykindtowishtoincludeme,youroldfriend,inthepartyyouhaveinvitedtomeetHisRoyalHighness,andIonlyhopeyouwillnotthinkmechurlishforrefusingtocome.IamsicktodeathofRoyaltiesIhaveknownsomanyoftheminthecourseofmyexistencethatIbegintofindtheirsocietymonotonous.TheirpositionsareallsoexactlyaliketooandmoreoverhavealwaysbeenalikefromthedaysofSolomoninallhisglory,downtothepresentblessederaofVictoria,QueenandEmpress.Onethirstsforachange;atleastIdo.

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