\'YetIcouldnotlivealone;soItriedthecompanionshipofmistresses。ThefirstIchosewasCelineVarens—anotherofthosestepswhichmakeamanspurnhimselfwhenherecallsthem。Youalreadyknowwhatshewas，andhowmyliaisonwithherterminated。Shehadtwosuccessors:anItalian，Giacinta，andaGerman，Clara;bothconsideredsingularlyhandsome。Whatwastheirbeautytomeinafewweeks？
Giacintawasunprincipledandviolent:Itiredofherinthreemonths。
Clarawashonestandquiet;butheavy，mindless，andunimpressible:
notonewhittomytaste。Iwasgladtogiveherasufficientsumtosetherupinagoodlineofbusiness，andsogetdecentlyridofher。
But，Jane，Iseebyyourfaceyouarenotformingaveryfavourableopinionofmejustnow。Youthinkmeanunfeeling，loose—principledrake:don\'tyou？\'