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Some day you'd end by strangling me, which would be horribly disagreeable for me, and then they'd hang you for it, you know, and that would be equally disagreeable for you. SOME DAY YOU'D END BY STRANGLING ME WHICH WOULD BE HORRIBLY DISAGREEABLE FOR ME AND THEN THEY'D HANG YOU FOR IT YOU KNOW AND THAT WOULD BE EQUALLY DISAGREEABLE FOR YOU
 end of the bench, because a slanting sunbeam fell there. Since it was absolutely necessary to blast Mr. Kennaston's dearest hopes, she thoughtfully endeavoured to distract his attention from his own miseries--as far as might be possible--by showing him how exactly like an aureole her hair was in the sunlight. Margaret always had a kind heart. Kennaston stood before her, smiling a little. He was the sort of man to appreciate the manoeuver. "My lady," he asked, very softly, "haven't you any good news for me on this wonderful morning?" "Excellent news," Margaret assented, with a cheerfulness that was not utterly free from trepidation. "I've decided not to marry you, beautiful, and I trust you're properly grateful. You see, you're very nice, of course, but I'm going to marry somebody else, and bigamy is a crime, you know; and, anyhow, I'm only a pauper, and you'd never be able to put up with my temper--now, beautiful, I'm quite sure you couldn't, so there's not a bit of use in arguing it. AND THEN PENSIVELY MOVED TO THE OTHER END OF THE BENCH BECAUSE A SLANTING SUNBEAM FELL THERE SINCE IT WAS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO BLAST MISTER CANASTON'S DEAREST HOPES SHE THOUGHTFULLY ENDEAVOURED TO DISTRACT HIS ATTENTION FROM HIS OWN MISERIES AS FAR AS MIGHT BE POSSIBLE BY SHOWING HIM HOW EXACTLY LIKE AN ORIOLE HER HAIR WAS IN THE SUNLIGHT MARGARET ALWAYS HAD A KIND HEART CONNASTON STOOD BEFORE HER SMILING A LITTLE HE WAS A SORT OF MAN TO APPRECIATE THE MANOEUVRE MY LADY HE ASKED VERY SOFTLY HAVEN'T YOU ANY GOOD NEWS FOR ME ON THIS WONDERFUL MORNING EXCELLENT NEWS MARGARET ASSENTED WITH A CHEERFULNESS THAT WAS NOT UTTERLY FREE FROM TREPIDATION I'VE DECIDED NOT TO MARRY YOU BEAUTIFUL AND I TRUST YOU ARE PROPERLY GRATEFUL YOU SEE YOU'RE VERY NICE OF COURSE BUT I'M GOING TO MARRY SOMEBODY ELSE AND BIGGING ME IS A CRIME YOU KNOW AND ANYHOW I'M ONLY A PAUPER AND YOU'D NEVER BE ABLE TO PUT UP WITH MY TEMPER NOW BEAUTIFUL I'M QUITE SURE YOU COULDN'T SO THERE'S NOT A BIT OF USE IN ARGUING IT
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