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Chapter 37

           IbegnayIcommandyoutoreadit!Iwantyouropiniononityouradvice;youmaypossiblysuggest,afterperusal,thepropersortofepitaphIoughttoinscribeonthemonumentIamgoingtobuildtohersacredanddearmemory!"

           IcoveredmyfacewithonehandtohidethebittersmilewhichIknewbetrayedmythoughts,andpushedthemanuscripttowardsher.Veryreluctantlyshetookitandslowlyunrollingit,begantoread.Forseveralminutestherewasasilence,brokenonlybythecracklingofthelogsonthefire,andtheregularbreathingofthedogswhonowbothlaystretchedcomfortablyinfrontofthewoodblaze.IlookedcovertlyatthewomanwhosefameIhadenviedattheslightfigure,thecoronalofsofthairthedelicate,droopingsensitivefacethesmallwhiteclassichandthatheldthewrittensheetsofpapersofirmly,yetsotenderlytheveryhandoftheGreekmarblePsyche;andIthoughtwhatshort-sightedassessomeliterarymenarewhosupposetheycansucceedinshuttingoutwomenlikeMavisClarefromwinningeverythingthatfameorfortunecanoffer.Suchaheadashers,albeitcoveredwithlocksfairandcaressable,wasnotmeant,initsfineshapeandcompactness,forsubmissiontoinferiorintelligenceswhethermasculineorfemininethatdeterminedlittlechinwhichthefirelightdelicatelyoutlined,wasavisibledeclarationofthestrengthofwillandtheindomitablyhighambitionofitsownerandyet,...

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