Chapter 30

           TheverynextnightbutoneafterLucio’sstrangeinterviewwithMavisClare,thethunderboltdestinedtowreckmylifeandhumiliatemetothedust,fellwithappallingsuddenness.Nowarninggiven!itcameatamomentwhenIhaddaredtodeemmyselfhappy.AllthatdaythelastdayIwasevertoknowofprideorself-gratulationIhadenjoyedlifetothefull;itwasadaytooinwhichSibylhadseemedtransformedtoasweeter,gentlerwomanthanIhadhithertoknownherwhenallherattractionsofbeautyandmannerwereapparentlyputforthtocaptivateandenthrallmeasthoughshewereyettobewooedandwon.OrdidshemeantobewitchandsubjugateLucio?OfthisIneverthoughtneverdreamed:—Ionlysawinmywifeanenchantressofthemostvoluptuousanddelicatelovelinessawomanwhoseverygarmentsseemedtoclingtohertenderlyasthoughproudofclothingsoexquisiteaformacreaturewhoseeveryglancewasbrilliant,whoseeverysmilewasaravishmentandwhosevoice,attunedtothesoftestandmostcaressingtonesappearedinitseveryutterancetoassuremeofadeeperandmorelastinglovethanIhadyetenjoyed.

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