A Simpleton

Chapter 10

Word Count: 629 | Released on: 28/11/2017

him an alarming symptom for several weeks; but she answered in a hurry

laughed at me so for not wearing them; and

e been wearing sta

. Oh, what a stupid!

hen you knew, by experi

so beautiful,

to the eye of science, far more disgusting; i

hing; have you look

wing no animal more dangerous than a fool. Vivian-a skinny wo

, lo

vian is a bag of bones in a balloon; she can machine herself into a wasp; but a fine young woman like you, with flesh and muscle, must kill yourself three or four times before you can make your body as meagre, hideous, angular, and unnatural as Vivian's. But

'm a wretch; I kept a pair at the Lucases, and a pa

er appeared

y tyrant? Oh no

hem off before

and said "Yes" in

e your husband, and kill yourself, at the bidding of two shallow, heartless women, who would dance over your grave without a pa

sily led. I am too great

uest, looking up in his face with an expr

estion is, are you sorry yo

dear.

e very good

how; for it does not co

women's way for the

wil

, and allow me to do w

t them in a mi

you must be my patient, a

punishment

man to punish you? I o

, it won't be

hope it will

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