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The Hosts of the Air

CHAPTER V
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The Prince of Auersperg is a widower with no children.

He will offer her a morganatic marriage." "A morganatic marriage! And what is that?
Neither the one nor the other.
It's a disgrace for any woman! A mere halfway marriage!" "It would be legal, and she'd have a title." "A title! What would that amount to ?" "I've heard that you Americans are fond of titles, and that your rich women bring their daughters to Europe to marry them!" "An infinitesimal minority, Weber.

It's true that we have such foolish women, but the rest of us regard them with contempt." "He could offer her vast wealth and even as a morganatic wife a great position." "I think you're testing me.

Weber, trying to see what I will say.

Well, I will say this.


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