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But I wonder who is responsible for that tatter of rhyme and melody that had come to them from nowhere in particular? Mr. Woods, as he sat up at the conclusion of the singing vigorously to applaud, would have shared his last possession, his ultimate crust, with that unknown benefactor of mankind. BUT I WONDER WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT TATTER OF RHYME AND MELODY THAT HAD COME TO THEM FROM NOWHERE IN PARTICULAR MISTER WOODS AS HE SAT UP AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SINGING VIGOROUSLY TO APPLAUD WOULD HAVE SHARED HIS LAST POSSESSION HIS ULTIMATE CRUST WITH THAT UNKNOWN BENEFACTOR OF MANKIND
ll that is most sweet and rich and soft in the world! Find me another voice like that, you _prime donne!_ Find me a simile for it, you uninventive poets! Indeed, I'd like to see you do it. But he chimed in, nevertheless, with his pleasant throaty baritone, and lilted his own part quite creditably. "I've been to seek a wife, She's the joy of my life; She's a young thing, and cannot leave her mother"-- Only Billy sang it "father," just as they used to do. And then they sang it through, did Margaret and Billy--sang of the dimple in her chin and the ringlets in her hair, and of the cherry pies she achieved with such celerity--sang as they sat in the spring-decked meadow every word of that inane old song that is so utterly senseless and so utterly unforgettable. It was a quite idiotic performance. I set it down to the snares of Spring--to her insidious, delightful snares of scent and sound and colour that--for the moment, at least--had trapped these young people into loving life infinitely. T WAS HONEY AND GOLD AND VELVET AND ALL THAT IS MOST SWEET AND RICH AND SOFT IN THE WORLD FIND ME ANOTHER VOICE LIKE THAT YOU PRIMA DONNA FIND ME A SIMILE FOR IT YOU UNINVENTIVE POETS INDEED I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU DO IT BUT HE CHIMED IN NEVERTHELESS WITH HIS PLEASANT THROATY BARETONE AND LIFTED HIS OWN PART QUITE CREDITABLY I'VE BEEN TO SEEK A WIFE SHE'S THE JOY OF MY LIFE SHE'S A YOUNG THING AND CANNOT LEAVE HER MOTHER ONLY BILLY SANG IT FATHER JUST AS THEY USED TO DO AND WHEN THEY SANG IT THROUGH DID MARGARET AND BILLY SANG OF THE DIMPLE IN HER CHIN AND THE RINGLETS IN HER HAIR AND OF THE CHERRY PIES SHE ACHIEVED WITH SUCH CELERITY SANG AS THEY SAT IN THE SPRING DECKED MEADOW EVERY WORD OF THAT INANE OLD SONG THAT IS SO UTTERLY SENSELESS AND SO UTTERLY UNFORGETTABLE IT WAS A QUITE IDIOTIC PERFORMANCE I SET IT DOWN TO THE SNARES OF SPRING TO HER INSIDIOUS DELIGHTFUL SNARES OF SCENT AND SOUND AND COLOR THAT FOR THE MOMENT AT LEAST HAD TRAPPED THESE YOUNG PEOPLE INTO LOVING LIFE INFINITELY
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