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In the moonlight  but I think I have mentioned how Margaret looked in the moonlight; and above her golden head the Eagle, sculptured over the door way, stretched his wings to the uttermost, half protectingly, half threateningly, and seemed to view Mr. Jukesbury with a certain air of expectation. IN THE MOONLIGHT BUT I THINK I HAVE MENTIONED HOW MARGARET LOOKED IN THE MOONLIGHT AND ABOVE HER GOLDEN HEAD THE EAGLE SCULPTURED OVER THE DOORWAY STRETCHED HIS WINGS TO THE UTTERMOST HALF PROTECTINGLY HALF THREATENINGLY AND SEEMED TO VIEW MISTER JUKESBURY WITH A CERTAIN AIR OF EXPECTATION
et's protest. "I cannot permit it," Mr. Jukesbury insisted, and waved a pudgy hand in the moonlight. "No, really, I cannot permit it. We will throw it away, if you please, and say no more about it," and his glance followed the glowing flight of his cigar-end somewhat wistfully. "Your father's cigars are such as it is seldom my privilege to encounter; but, then, my personal habits are not luxurious, nor my private income precisely what my childish imaginings had pictured it at this comparatively advanced period of life. Ah, youth, youth!--as the poet admirably says, Miss Hugonin, the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts, but its visions of existence are rose-tinged and free from care, and its conception of the responsibilities of manhood--such as taxes and the water-rate--I may safely characterise as extremely sketchy. But pray be seated, Miss Hugonin," Petheridge Jukesbury blandly urged. Common courtesy forced her to comply. So Margaret seated herself on a little red rustic bench.  YOU BUT REALLY I DON'T MIND WAS MARGARET'S PROTEST I CANNOT PERMIT IT MISTER JEWKESBURY INSISTED AND WAVED A PUDGY HAND IN THE MOONLIGHT NO REALLY I CANNOT PERMIT IT WE WILL THROW IT AWAY IF YOU PLEASE AND SAY NO MORE ABOUT IT AND HIS GLANCE FOLLOWED THE GLOWING LIGHT OF HIS CIGAR AND SOMEWHAT WISTFULLY YOUR FATHER'S CIGARS ARE SUCH AS IT IS SELDOM MY PRIVILEGE TO ENCOUNTER BUT THEN MY PERSONAL HABITS ARE NOT LUXURIOUS NOR MY PRIVATE INCOME PRECISELY WHAT MY CHILDISH IMAGININGS HAD PICTURED IT AT THIS COMPARATIVELY ADVANCED PERIOD OF LIFE ARE YOUTH YOUTH AS THE POET ADMIRABLY SAYS MONSIEGONAN THE THOUGHTS OF YOUTH ARE LONG LONG THOUGHTS BUT ITS VISIONS OF EXISTENCE ARE ROSE TINGED AND FREE FROM CARE AND ITS CONCEPTION OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANHOOD SUCH AS TAXES AND THE WATER RATE I MAY SAFELY CHARACTERIZE AS EXTREMELY SKETCHY BUT PRAY BE SEATED MISS HUGONAN PETHERIDGE JUKESBURY BLANDLY URGED COMMON COURTESY FORCED HER COMPLY SO MARGARET SEATED HERSELF ON A LITTLE RED RUSTIC BENCH
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