17/22 But would you like your husband always to prefer his vice to you ?" Sylvia made no answer. "It is absurd of me to think it possible that you would dream of marrying the Comte de Virieu! No, no, my dear child, this poor Frenchman is one of those men who, even if personally charming, no wise woman would think of marrying. I do not suppose he has a penny left of his own in the world. He would not have the money to buy you a wedding ring. |