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Undeniably there were the accounts of the Ladies' League for the Edification of the Impecunious to be put in order; her monthly report as treasurer was due in a few days, and Margaret was in such matters a careful, painstaking body, and not wholly dependent upon her secretary; but she was entirely too much out of temper to attend to that now. UNDENIABLY THERE WERE THE ACCOUNTS OF THE LADIES LEAGUE FOR THE EDIFICATION OF THE IMPECUNIOUS BE PUT IN ORDER HER MONTHLY REPORT AS TREASURER WAS DUE IN A FEW DAYS AND MARGARET WAS IN SUCH MATTERS A CAREFUL PAINSTAKING BODY AND NOT WHOLLY DEPENDENT UPON HER SECRETARY BUT SHE WAS ENTIRELY TOO MUCH OUT OF TEMPER TO ATTEND TO THAT NOW
ious _affaires du coeur_? Depend upon it, she had; for was she not already past thirteen? In like manner, I dare say that a deal passed between Desdemona and Cassio that the honest Moor never knew of; and that Lucrece was probably very pleasant and agreeable to Tarquin, as a well-bred hostess should be; and that Helen had that little affair with Theseus before she ever thought of Paris; and that if Cleopatra died for love of Antony it was not until she had previously lived a great while with Cæsar. So Felix Kennaston had his hour. Now Margaret has gone into Selwoode, flame-faced and quite unconscious that she is humming under her breath the words of a certain inane old song: "Oh, she sat for me a chair; She has ringlets in her hair; She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother"-- Only she sang it "father." And afterward, she suddenly frowned and stamped her foot, did Margaret. "I _hate_ him!" said she; but she looked very guilty. X In the living-hall of Selwoode Miss Hugonin paused. ORINA CAPULOT HAVE HAD A FEW PREVIOUS AFFAIRES DESCURE DEPEND UPON IT SHE HAD FOR WAS SHE NOT ALREADY PAST THIRTEEN IN LIKE MANNER I DARE SAY THAT A DEAL PASSED BETWEEN DESDEMONA AND CASSIO THAT THE HONEST MOORE NEVER KNEW OF AND THAT LUCRETIA WAS PROBABLY VERY PLEASANT AND AGREEABLE TO TARQUIN AS A WELL BRED HOSTESS SHOULD BE AND THAT HELEN HAD THAT LITTLE AFFAIR WITH THESEUS BEFORE SHE EVER THOUGHT OF PARIS AND THAT IF CLEOPATRA DIED FOR LOVE OF ANTONY IT WAS NOT UNTIL SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY LIVED A GREAT WHILE WITH CAESAR SO FELIX CANNASTON HAD HIS HOUR NOW MARGARET HAD GONE INTO SELWOOD FLAME FACED AND QUITE UNCONSCIOUS THAT SHE IS HUMMING UNDER HER BREATH THE WORDS OF A CERTAIN INANE OLD SONG OH SHE SAT FOR ME A CHAIR SHE HAS RINGLETS IN HER HAIR SHE IS A YOUNG THING AND CANNOT LEAVE HER MOTHER ONLY SHE SANG IT FATHER AND AFTERWARDS SHE SUDDENLY FROWNED AND STAMPED HER FOOT DID MARGARET I HATE HIM SAID SHE BUT SHE LOOKED VERY GUILTY TEN IN THE LIVING HALL OF SELWOOD MISS UGONAN PAUSED
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