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Chapter 28

           "Yes,thatisit!"sheexclaimed"Hysteria!nothingelse!Itisaccountableforeverythingthatmovesawoman’snature.Awomanhasnorighttohaveanyemotionsthatcannotbecuredbysmelling-salts!Heart-ache?pooh!cutherstay-lace!Despairandasenseofsinandmisery?nonsense!bathehertempleswithvinegar!Anuneasyconscience?ah!foranuneasyconsciencethereisnothingbetterthansalvolatile!Womanisatoyabreakablefool’stoy;andwhensheisbroken,throwherasideandhavedonewithherdon’ttrytopiecetogetherthefragilerubbish!"

           Sheceasedabruptly,pantingforbreathandbeforeIcouldcollectmythoughtsorfindanywordswherewithtoreply,atallshadowsuddenlydarkenedtheembrasureofthewindow,andafamiliarvoiceenquired

           "MayI,withtheprivilegeoffriendship,enterunannounced?"

           Istartedup.

           "Rimânez!"Icried,seizinghimbythehand.

           "Nay,Geoffrey,myhomageisdueherefirst,"hereplied,shakingoffmygrasp,andadvancingtoSibyl,whostoodperfectlystillwhereshehadrisenupinherstrangepassion"LadySibyl,amIwelcome?"

           "Canyouaskit!"shesaid,withanenchantingsmile,andinavoicefromwhichallharshnessandexcitementhadfled;"Morethanwelcome!"Hereshegavehimbothherhandswhichherespectfullykissed.

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