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Zuleika Dobson; Or, An Oxford Love Story
·
Sir Max Beerbohm
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Laying
the
Duke’s
table
for
breakfast,
she
made
as
usual
a
neat
rectangular
pile
of
the
letters
that
had
come
for
him
by
post.
Zuleika’s
letter
she
threw
down
askew.
That
luxury
she
allowed
herself.
And
he,
when
he
saw
the
letter,
allowed
himself
the
luxury
of
leaving
it
unopened
awhile.
Whatever
its
purport,
he
knew
it
could
but
minister
to
his
happy
malice.
A
few
hours
ago,
with
what
shame
and
dread
it
would
have
stricken
him!
Now
it
was
a
dainty
to
be
dallied
with.
His
eyes
rested
on
the
black
tin
boxes
that
contained
his
robes
of
the
Garter.
Hateful
had
been
the
sight
of
them
in
the
watches
of
the
night,
when
he
thought
he
had
worn
those
robes
for
the
last
time.
But
now--!
He
opened
Zuleika’s
letter.
It
did
not
disappoint
him.
“DEAR
DUKE,--DO,
DO
forgive
me.
I
am
beyond
words
ashamed
of
the
silly
tomboyish
thing
I
did
last
night.
Of
course
it
was
no
worse
than
that,
but
an
awful
fear
haunts
me
that
you
MAY
have
thought
I
acted
in
anger
at
the
idea
of
your
breaking
your
promise
to
me.
Well,
it
is
quite
true
I
had
been
hurt
and
angry
when
you
hinted
at
doing
that,
but
the
moment
I
left
you
I
saw
that
you
had
been
only
in
fun,
and
I
enjoyed
the
joke
against
myself,
though
I
thought
it
was
rather
too
bad
of
you.
And
then,
as
a
sort
of
revenge,
but
almost
before
I
knew
what
I
was
doing,
I
played
that
IDIOTIC
practical
joke
on
you.
I
have
been
MISERABLE
ever
since.
DO
come
round
as
early
as
possible
and
tell
me
I
am
forgiven.
But
before
you
tell
me
that,
please
lecture
me
till
I
cry--though
indeed
I
have
been
crying
half
through
the
night.
And
then
if
you
want
to
be
VERY
horrid
you
may
tease
me
for
being
so
slow
to
see
a
joke.
And
then
you
might
take
me
to
see
some
of
the
Colleges
and
things
before
we
go
on
to
lunch
at
The
MacQuern’s?
Forgive
pencil
and
scrawl.
Am
sitting
up
in
bed
to
write.--Your
sincere
friend,
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