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Chapter 38

           Ihaddoneafewquixoticthingsbeforedepartingfrommynativecountryforexample,IhadmadeafreegiftofhisformerhomeWillowsmere,toLordElton,takingasortofsullenpleasureinthinkingthathe,thespendthriftnobleman,owedtherestorationofhispropertytometomewhohadneverbeeneitherasuccessfullinen-draperorfurniture-man,butsimplyanauthor,oneof‘thosesortofpeople’whommylordandmyladyimaginetheycan‘patronize’andneglectagainatpleasurewithoutdangertothemselves.Thearrogantfoolsinvariablyforgetwhatlastingvengeancecanbetakenforanunmeritedslightbytheownerofabrilliantpen!Iwasgladtoo,inaway,torealizethatthedaughteroftheAmericanrailway-kingwouldbebroughttothegrandoldhousetoairher‘countess-ship,’andlookatherprettilypertlittlephysiognomyintheverymirrorwhereSibylhadwatchedherselfdie.Idonotknowwhythisideapleasedme,forIborenogrudgeagainstDianaChesneyshewasvulgarbutharmless,andwouldprobablymakeamuchmorepopularchâtelaineatWillowsmereCourtthanmywifehadeverbeen.Amongotherthings,IdismissedmymanMorris,andmadehimmiserablewiththegiftofathousandpounds,tomarryandstartabusinesson.

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