The Man Who Laughs Part II, Book the First, Chapter X - The Flame which would be Seen if Man were Transparent

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In which a man scorned by fortune reflects with bitter irony on the burdensome chains of obligation imposed by charity and social favour, revealing the harsh disparities and indignities wrought by rank and power. Such are the dark passions and cautious resentments that churn within him, as he plots in silence against a world both splendid and cruel, where even vengeance is tempered by the caprices of fortune.

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