Chapter 39: arrogance

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    tebefndbk,ndftttergett,wereniptyfe?

    &qt;lngyttebetylnbrkbybrk,iwntytlkgd!&qt;

    yetwre

    altgelkeddwebftebetylwntterbeeftn,tdyetfgtwtmrwngrtteend,ndewllnevergven

    &qt;gdby,rellyy'nebengyetrengt!&qt;

    mrwfkery,feelngttteyngnnfrnfrgttebttftewellffenderelfnlyftereengnytngntewrld

    bttlebrnwbltelyfrdtpetewterelf,ttwjtbleed

    &qt;relly?&qt;

    &qt;dyrellytnkidn'tvetetrengt?&qt;

    attewedtref,epernwbeenndeddwnbytedrgkngbdvetetrengt?

    sedededtgvetedneerlelrtteldknwwttent

    sveeftrentpeplelly,ndgnndgntrpleyfter

    yettkplefpwdertfpket,wwtekndfeddelwtbrterlng'yerltte

    alngtededbynkn,twllbeeetreelygly,ndwllbeetegletntewrld

    snemrwngwbewtefl,yetweerwy,dretlytrnngmrwngntnglyne

    wentebndfterelettedevelperwwmrwwngrbeegly,ewllnbndntepreentmrwngrndtengndfflne

    afterll,mrwngrldertnppereernfteyer,trefwrnklepperednternerfereye

    terenwyifteylylntkeeperbndkeeperrnttberbbedbyterbetflyngwen

    &qt;ywfl,dn'ty?teni'lldwtywnt!&qt;

    afteryetdt,eplledtepwdernndntter

    befremrwngldret,eeplefpwdererlng,nderfeqklytwtede

    ntnlyddeefl,btebeeblkndgly,ndewplyfelengtfrk

    &qt;wtveyd;

    attte,mrwngdrelzedttedbeeetreelytrny,btfeltttewkngbynlngtepwder

    &qt;tkegdlk!&qt;

    yetkndlytktrrrndpttnfrntfmrwng

    wenmrwngwerelfnterrr,egveldry

    terereltfrknterrrftewlebetylereltftre

    afterlkngterelfnterrr,mrwngllpedttegrndnferfrwle,rybtterly

    altgmrwer,btterplerelyflpperne

    nwttteyveltterbetflpperwllntbeleyredrventbyerrelettedevelperbnd

    wenbywtmrwngr'edrgly,efelttterertwetreelyrelevedby,wwked,ldededtletgfmrwngafterll,twer

    &qt;yet,ymrwreerpperfl,t!&qt;

    bynegnwedgretypty

    &qt;itnkt'bettertvet,lngeden'tlernlenndwlldteetterre,leterfferfrt!&qt;

    yetddntyptzewryngntegrtttwentrelyerfltttmrwngldbeewtewtdy

    byvrtefefterwy,teytrpleyfter,erpeplewllberewrdedwtevl

    it'jtttiwtgtleyetndvne

    &qt;plee,lngyreyfe,iwllpreynytng!&qt;

    attent,mrwyet'fe'tgtgtlysekegrndndbegged,pletelywtttewyedbeenbefre

    &qt;i'rry,idn'twntt!&qt;

    yetrefedwtttnkngbtthedlredygvenmrwngnebefrealngmrllngtplgze,ewldmrwe

    hwever,fterelppedby,ewntnlynwllngtplgzetby,btldverybdtttde,yetfeltttetbeeverelypned

    &qt;iveplentyfneyiyntterwywnt!&qt;

    attent,mrwngnbelevblypenederprendklltebnktegrnd

    bytewy,etktlltebnkrdnerwlletndpttentegrnd,ftretreerbetflpper

    iftwereeneele,i'frdtwldvebeengreedlnggafterll,nfrntfney,nypeplen'trett

    btyetdfferenkprnpleprele,ntefefenntwver

    &qt;ptwyyrney,evenfygveereney,iwllntelpyretreyrpper;

    yet**led,tenkkedffllteplefneyndbnkrdntegrnd,ndewedddn

    wenmrwngwttyetwedbyney,ewederpresettewrldwlderetednneyseplyfeltttedetnt

    altgedfferedetbk,mrwngwtllnwllng

    &qt;wtetlyreygngtd?telperever?&qt;

    mrwngbeg

    &qt;lngyrewllngtplgze,iwllelpyretreyrpper;

    teremrwngwtpettmrwngwldplgzendpryfrtefrgveer

    alngtereeptntndby,wdbeeenbymrllngtfrgvemrwng,ewldedtelyelpmrwreerpperne

    &qt;trellyttple?ifiplgze,wllyelperever?&qt;

    mrwngwedgretdbt

    &qt;ienwtiy,lngyrewllngtplgzendbefrgveeniwllelpyrever!&qt;

    yetpttedetntrewlketondnenl,lng,ewldertnlynt

    &qt;well,i'rrynw!&qt;

    mrwnglkedfewereengwtgrl,feddn'twntytll

    yetwedekndplledtetldyver

    tereeptnttrebledngafterll,teldnwnlynrdnryffewrkerwtqlftpetewtter?

    bttengntnkbleppetereeptntwrpredtteevenwpedereyendldn'tbelevetretwnbelevbledre