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Diana of the Crossways

CHAPTER XVII
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I had to lecture her! It's when we become parsons we find out our cousinship with these poor peripatetics, whose "last philosophy" is a jump across the parapet.

The bridge at night is a bath for a public man.

But choose another; leave me mine.' Redworth took the hint.

He stated the title of Mrs.Warwick's book, and imagined from the thoughtful cast of Rainer's head, that he was impressing THE PRINCESS EGERIA On his memory.
Rainer burst out, with clenched fists: 'He beats her! The fellow lives on her and beats her; strikes that woman! He drags her about to every Capital in Europe to make money for him, and the scoundrel pays her with blows.' In the course of a heavy tirade against the scoundrel, Redworth apprehended that it was the cantatrice's husband.

He expressed his horror and regret; paused, and named THE PRINCESS EGERIA and a certain Critical Review.


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