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The Portrait of a Lady

CHAPTER XXXIX
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I had a horror of that journey." "Ah, but for you it needn't have mattered.

I had no idea of dragging you in my train." "I certainly didn't mean to let you go alone." "My dear Warburton, I never expected you to come further than this," Ralph cried.
"I should have gone with you and seen you settled," said Lord Warburton.
"You're a very good Christian.

You're a very kind man." "Then I should have come back here." "And then you'd have gone to England." "No, no; I should have stayed." "Well," said Ralph, "if that's what we are both up to, I don't see where Sicily comes in!" His companion was silent; he sat staring at the fire.

At last, looking up, "I say, tell me this," he broke out; "did you really mean to go to Sicily when we started ?" "Ah, vous m'en demandez trop! Let me put a question first.

Did you come with me quite--platonically ?" "I don't know what you mean by that.


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