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Diana of the Crossways

CHAPTER XXI
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There is no defence: Those women come like the Cholera Morbus--and owing to similar causes.

They will prevail until the ideas of men regarding women are purified.
Nevertheless the husband who could forgive, even propose to forgive, was deemed by consent generous, however weak.

Though she might not have been wholly guilty, she had bitterly offended.

And he despatched an emissary to her ?--The theme, one may, in their language, 'fear,' was relished as a sugared acid.

It was renewed in the late Autumn of the year, when ANTONIA published her new book, entitled THE YOUNG MINISTER of STATE.
The signature of the authoress was now known; and from this resurgence of her name in public, suddenly a radiation of tongues from the circle of Lady Wathin declared that the repentant Mrs.Warwick had gone back to her husband's bosom and forgiveness! The rumour spread in spite of sturdy denials at odd corners, counting the red-hot proposal of Mr.
Sullivan Smith to eat his head and boots for breakfast if it was proved correct.


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