Chapter 33

           

           Withthemorningcamefullconsciousness;Irealizedbitterlyallthathadhappened,butIwasnolongerinclinedtobemoanmyfate.Mysenseswerestricken,asitseemed,toonumbandrigidforanyfurtheroutbreakofpassion.Ahardcallousnesstooktheplaceofoutragedfeeling;andthoughdespairwasinmyheart,mymindwasmadeuptoonesternresolveIwouldlookuponSibylnomore.Neveragainshouldthatfairface,thedeceitfulmaskofafalsenature,temptmysightandmovemetopityorforgivenessthatIdetermined.LeavingtheroominwhichIhadpassedthenight,Iwenttomystudyandwrotethefollowingletter;

           Sibyl.

           Afterthedegradinganddisgracefulsceneoflastnightyoumustbeawarethatanyfurtherintercoursebetweenusisimpossible.PrinceRimânezandIareleavingforLondon;weshallnotreturn.YoucancontinuetoresideatWillowsmerethehouseisyoursandthehalfofmyfortuneunconditionallysettleduponyouonourmarriage-daywillenableyoutokeepupthefashionsofyour‘set,’andlivewiththatluxuryandextravaganceyoudeemnecessarytoan‘aristocratic’position.IhavedecidedtotravelandIintendtomakesucharrangementsasmayprevent,ifpossible,ourevermeetingagainthoughIshallofcoursedomybestformyownsake,toavoidanyscandal.Toreproachyouforyourconductwouldbeuseless;youarelosttoallsenseofshame.

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