Chapter 36

           

           "FromthemomentIsawLucioRimânez"—wentonSibyl’s‘dyingspeech’—"Iabandonedmyselftoloveandthedesireoflove.Ihadheardofhimbeforefrommyfatherwhohad(asIlearnedtomyshame)beenindebtedtohimformonetaryassistance.Ontheverynightwemet,myfathertoldmequiteplainlythatnowwasmychancetoget‘settled’inlife.‘MarryRimânezorTempest,whicheveryoucanmosteasilycatch,’hesaid—‘Theprinceisfabulouslywealthybuthekeepsupamysteryabouthimselfandnooneknowswhereheactuallycomesfrombesideswhichhedislikeswomen;nowTempesthasfivemillionsandseemsaneasy-goingfoolIshouldsayyouhadbettergoforTempest.’Imadenoanswerandgavenopromiseeitherway.IsoonfoundouthoweverthatLuciodidnotintendtomarryandIconcludedthathepreferredtobetheloverofmanywomen,insteadofthehusbandofone.IdidnotlovehimanythelessforthisIonlyresolvedthatIwouldatleastbeoneofthosewhowerehappyenoughtosharehispassion.ImarriedthemanTempest,feelingthatlikemanywomenIknew,Ishouldwhensafelywedded,havegreaterlibertyofactionIwasawarethatmostmodernmenpreferanamourwithamarriedwomantoanyotherkindofliaisonandIthoughtLuciowouldhavereadilyyieldedtotheplanIhadpre-conceived.

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