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Chapter 31

           

           "Whatdidyoumarrymefor?"shedemanded—"Formysakeoryourown?"

           Iwassilenttoochokedwithwrathandpaintospeak.AllIcoulddowastoholdoutmyhandtoLucio,whograspeditwithacordialandsympatheticpressure.Yet...Ifanciedhesmiled!

           "Wasitbecauseyoudesiredtomakemehappyoutofpureloveforme?"pursuedSibyl—"OrbecauseyouwishedtoadddignitytoyourownpositionbyweddingthedaughterofanEarl?YourmotiveswerenotunselfishyouchosemesimplybecauseIwasthe‘beauty’ofthedaywhomLondonmenstaredatandtalkedofandbecauseitgaveyouacertain‘prestige’tohavemeforyourwife,inthesamewayasitgaveyouafootingwithRoyaltytobetheowneroftheDerby-winner.ItoldyouhonestlywhatIwasbeforeourmarriageitmadenoeffectuponyourvanityandegoism.IneverlovedyouIcouldnotloveyou,andItoldyouso.Youhaveheard,soyousay,allthathaspassedbetweenmeandLuciothereforeyouknowwhyImarriedyou.IstateitboldlytoyourfaceitwasthatImighthaveyourintimatefriendformylover.Thatyoushouldpretendtobescandalizedatthisisabsurd;itisacommonpositionofthingsinFrance,andisbecomingequallycommoninEngland.

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