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Chapter 33

           Youhaveabasedyourselfinthehumiliationofaguiltypassionbeforeamanwhodespisesyouwho,inhisownloyalandnoblenature,hatesyouforyourinfidelityandhypocrisyandIcanfindnopardonforthewrongyouhavethusdonetome,andtheinjuryyouhavebroughtuponmyname.Ileaveyoutothejudgmentofyourownconscienceifyouhaveonewhichisdoubtful.Suchwomenasyou,areseldomtroubledwithremorse.Itisnotlikelyyouwilleverseemeorthemantowhomyouhaveofferedyourundesiredloveagainmakeofyourlifewhatyoucanorwill,Iamindifferenttoyourmovements,andformyownpart,shallendeavourasmuchasmaybe,toforgetthatyouexist.

           Yourhusband,

           GeoffreyTempest.

           Thisletter,foldedandsealed,Isenttomywifeinherownapartmentsbyhermaidthegirlcamebackandsaidshehaddeliveredit,butthattherewasnoanswer.Herladyshiphadasevereheadacheandmeanttokeepherroomthatmorning.Iexpressedjustasmuchcivilregretasaconfidentialmaidwouldnaturallyexpectfromthenewly-weddedhusbandofhermistressandthen,givinginstructionstomymanMorristopackmyportmanteau,IpartookofahurriedbreakfastwithLucioinmoreorlesssilenceandconstraint,fortheservantswereinattendance,andIdidnotwishthemtosuspectthatanythingwaswrong.

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