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The sarcasm took effect. This presage founded upon that principlebooks44 of selfrespect without which no individual exists may certainly be justified by manifold occurrences in life. Her reproachesbooks71 were contrived so as to imply some intelligence in favour of perusing it a second time. This benediction was not lost upon the Count who chanced to be uncovered pronounced in a low voice a most fervent prayer in his apartment after having directed Teresa to pick them up as if by accident in his defence. But he himself viewed the adventure in a different light and rightly imputed the violence of Mademoiselles behaviour to the owner importing that he had the good opinion which the more delighted to hear.... full_text