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They had, every one of them, some scheme for bettering the universe; and if among them Margaret seemed somewhat out of place  a butterfly among earnest minded ants  her heart was in every plan they advocated, and they found her purse strings infinitely elastic. THEY HAD EVERY ONE OF THEM SOME SCHEME FOR BETTERING THE UNIVERSE AND IF AMONG THEM MARGARET SEEMED SOMEWHAT OUT OF PLACE A BUTTERFLY AMONG EARNEST MINDED ANTS HER HEART WAS IN EVERY PLAN THEY ADVOCATED AND THEY FOUND HER PURSE STRINGS INFINITELY ELASTIC
at horrid old Eagle; but we'll keep him because he's a constant reminder to me that Solomon or Moses, or whoever it was that said all men were liars, was a person of _very_ great intelligence." So that I think we may fairly say the money did her no good. If it benefited no one else, it was not Margaret's fault. She had a high sense of her responsibilities, and therefore, at various times, endeavoured to further the spread of philanthropy and literature and theosophy and art and temperance and education and other laudable causes. Mr. Kennaston, in his laughing manner, was wont to jest at her varied enterprises and term her Lady Bountiful; but, then, Mr. Kennaston had no real conception of the proper uses of money. In fact, he never thought of money. He admitted this to Margaret with a whimsical sigh. Margaret grew very fond of Mr. Kennaston because he was not mercenary. Mr. Kennaston was much at Selwoode. Many people came there now--masculine women and muscleless men, for the most part.  PARTICULARLY HATE THAT HORRID OLD EAGLE BUT WE'LL KEEP HIM BECAUSE HE'S A CONSTANT REMINDER TO ME THAT SOLOMON OR MOSES OR WHOEVER IT WAS THAT SAID ALL MEN WERE LIARS WAS A PERSON OF VERY GREAT INTELLIGENCE SO THAT I THINK WE MAY FAIRLY SAY THE MONEY DID HER NO GOOD IF IT BENEFITED NO ONE ELSE IT WAS NOT MARGARET'S FAULT SHE HAD A HIGH SENSE OF HER RESPONSIBILITIES AND THEREFORE AT VARIOUS TIMES ENDEAVOURED TO FURTHER THE SPREAD OF PHILANTHROPY AND LITERATURE AND THEOSOPHY AND ART AND TEMPERANCE AND EDUCATION IN OTHER LAUDABLE CAUSES MISTER CONNASTON IN HIS LAUGHING MANNER WAS WONT TO JEST AT HER VARIED ENTERPRISES AND TERM HER LADY BOUNTIFUL BUT THEN MISTER CANASTON HAD NO REAL CONCEPTION OF THE PROPER USES OF MONEY IN FACT HE NEVER THOUGHT OF MONEY HE ADMITTED THIS TO MARGARET WITH A WHIMSICAL SIGH MARGARET GREW VERY FOND OF MISTER CANASTON BECAUSE HE WAS NOT MERCENARY MISTER CANASTON WAS MUCH AT SELWOOD MANY PEOPLE CAME THERE NOW MASCULINE WOMEN AND MUSCLELESS MEN FOR THE MOST PART
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