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In his defense, I can only plead that Margaret was an unusually beautiful woman. IN HIS DEFENSE I CAN ONLY PLEAD THAT MARGARET WAS AN UNUSUALLY BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
is own accord than a moth can turn his back to a lighted candle. He had fancied himself entirely cured of that boy-and-girl nonsense; his broken heart, after the first few months, had not interfered in the least with a naturally healthy appetite; and, behold, here was the old malady raging again in his veins and with renewed fervour. And all because the girl had a pretty face! I think you will agree with me that in the conversation I have recorded Margaret had not displayed any great wisdom or learning or tenderness or wit, nor, in fine, any of the qualities a man might naturally look for in a helpmate. Yet at the precise moment he handed his baggage-check to the groom, Mr. Woods had made up his mind to marry her. In an instant he had fallen head over ears in love; or to whittle accuracy to a point, he had discovered that he had never fallen out of love; and if you had offered him an empress or fetched Helen of Troy from the grave for his delectation he would have laughed you to scorn.  HAVE LEFT HER OF HIS OWN ACCORD THAN A MOTH CAN TURN HIS BACK TO A LIGHTED CANDLE HE HAD FANCIED HIMSELF ENTIRELY CURED OF THAT BOY AND GIRL NONSENSE HIS BROKEN HEART AT THE FIRST FEW MONTHS HAD NOT INTERFERED IN THE LEAST WITH A NATURALLY HEALTHY APPETITE AND BEHOLD HERE WAS THE OLD MALADY RAGING AGAIN IN HIS VEINS AND WITH RENEWED FERVOUR AND ALL BECAUSE THE GIRL HAD A PRETTY FACE I THINK YOU WILL AGREE WITH ME THAT IN THE CONVERSATION I HAVE RECORDED MARGARET HAD NOT DISPLAYED ANY GREAT WISDOM OR LEARNING OR TENDERNESS OR WIT NOR IN FINE ANY OF THE QUALITIES A MAN MIGHT NATURALLY LOOK FOR TO HELPMATE YET AT THE PRECISE MOMENT HE HANDED HIS BAGGAGE CHEQUE TO THE GROOM MISTER WOODS HAD MADE UP HIS MIND TO MARRY HER IN AN INSTANT HE HAD FALLEN HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE OR TO WHIDDLE ACCURACY TO A POINT HE HAD DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD NEVER FALLEN OUT OF LOVE AND IF YOU HAD OFFERED HIM AN EMPRESS OR FETCHED HELEN OF TROY FROM THE GRAVE FOR HIS DELECTATION HE WOULD HAVE LAUGHED YOU TO SCORN
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