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Chapter 4

           Butnoweverysuspicionofhimvanishedfrommymind,andIclaspedhishandwithrenewedheartiness.

           "Mydearfellow,yourwarningcomestoolate!"Isaidmirthfully"Whateveryouare,orwhateveryouchoosetothinkyouare,Ifindyoumostsympathetictomydisposition,andIconsidermyselfmostfortunateinknowingyou.MyoldfriendCarringtonhasindeeddonemeagoodturninbringingustogether,andIassureyouIshallbeproudofyourcompanionship.Youseemtotakeaperversedelightinrunningyourselfdown!butyouknowtheoldadage,‘thedevilisnotsoblackasheispainted’?"

           "Andthatistrue!"hemurmureddreamily"Poordevil!Hisfaultsarenodoubtmuchexaggeratedbytheclergy!Andsowearetobefriends?"

           "Ihopeso!Ishallnotbethefirsttobreakthecompact!"

           Hisdarkeyesresteduponmethoughtfully,yetthereseemedtobealurkingsmileinthemaswell.

           "Compactisagoodword"hesaid"Soacompactwewillconsiderit.Imeanttoimproveyourmaterialfortunesyoucandispensewiththataidnow;butIthinkIcanstillbeofserviceinpushingyouoninsociety.Andloveofcourseyouwillfallinloveifyouhavenotalreadydonesohaveyou?"

           "NotI!"Iansweredquickly,andwithtruth"Ihaveseennowomanyetwhoperfectlyfulfilsmynotionsofbeauty."

           Heburstoutlaughingviolently.

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