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"Miss Hugonin," he lamented, "you're awfully hard on me." "I am sorry," said Margaret, "that you consider me discourteous to a guest in my own house." Oh, I grant you Margaret was in a temper now. "It isn't that," he protested; "but I never see you alone. And I've had something to tell you." "Yes?" MISS UGONAN HE LAMENTED YOU'RE AWFULLY HARD ON ME I AM SORRY SAID MISS TEGONAN THAT YOU CONSIDER ME DISCOURTEOUS TO A GUEST IN MY OWN HOUSE OH I GRANT YOU MARGARET WAS IN A TEMPER NOW IT ISN'T THAT HE PROTESTED I NEVER SEE YOU ALONE AND I'VE HAD SOMETHING TO TELL YOU YES
re for you in the _least_. Now, you let go my hand--let go at once!" He detained her. "You are an angel," he insisted--"an angel with a large property. I love you, Margaret! Be mine!--be my blushing bride, I entreat you! Your property is far too large for an angel to look after. You need a man of affairs. I am a man of affairs. I am forty-five, and have no bad habits. My press-notices are, as a rule, favourable, my eloquence is accounted considerable, and my dearest aspiration is that you will comfort my declining years. I might add that I adore you, but I think I mentioned that before. Margaret, will you be my blushing bride?" "No!" said Miss Hugonin emphatically. "No, you tipsy old beast--no!" There was a rustle of skirts. The door slammed, and the philanthropist was left alone on the terrace. XI In the living-hall Margaret came upon Hugh Van Orden, who was searching in one of the alcoves for a piece of music that Adèle Haggage wanted and had misplaced. The boy greeted her miserably. ASE YOU MAKE ME AWFULLY TIRED AND I DON'T CARE FOR YOU IN THE LEAST NOW YOU LET GO MY HAND LET GO AT ONCE HE DETAINED HER YOU ARE AN ANGEL HE INSISTED AN ANGEL WITH A LARGE PROPERTY I LOVE YOU MARGARET BE MINE BE MY BLUSHING BRIDE I ENTREAT YOU YOUR PROPERTY IS FAR TOO LARGE FOR AN ANGEL TO LOOK AFTER YOU NEED A MAN OF AFFAIRS I AM A MAN OF AFFAIRS I AM FORTY FIVE AND HAVE NO BAD HABITS MY PRESS NOTICES ARE AS A RULE FAVOURABLE MY ELOQUENCE IS ACCOUNTED CONSIDERABLE AND MY DEAREST ASPIRATION IS THAT YOU WILL CONVERT MY DECLINING YEARS I MIGHT ADD THAT I ADORE YOU BUT I THINK I MENTIONED THAT BEFORE MARGARET WILL YOU BE MY BLUSHING BRIDE NO SAID MISS JUGONEN EMPHATICALLY NO YOU TIPSY OLD BEAST NO THERE WAS A RUSTLE OF SKIRTS THE DOOR SLAMMED AND THE PHILANTHROPIST WAS LEFT ALONE ON THE TERRACE ELEVEN IN THE LIVING HALL MARGARET CAME UPON HUGH VAN HORDEN WHO WAS SEARCHING IN ONE OF THE ALCOVES FOR A PIECE OF MUSIC THAT A DULL HAGGAGE WANTED AND HAD MISPLACED THE BOY GREETED HER MISERABLY
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