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Everything relating to her and her son, towards whom his

sentiments were as much changed as towards her, ceased to

interest him. The only thing that interested him now was the

question of in what way he could best, with most propriety and

comfort for himself, and thus with most justice, extricate

himself from the mud with which she had spattered him in her

fall, and then proceed along his path of active, honorable, and

useful existence.