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And speaking for myself, I can assure you that I have come long ago to regard her faults with the same leniency that I accord my own. II We begin on a fine May morning in Colonel Hugonin's rooms at Selwoode, which is, as you may or may not know, the Hugonins' country place. AND SPEAKING FOR MYSELF I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I HAVE COME LONG AGO TO REGARD HER FAULTS WITH THE SAME LENIENCY THAT I CHORD MY OWN TWO WE BEGIN ON A FINE MAY MORNING IN COLONEL HUGONAN'S ROOMS AT SELLWOOD WHICH IS AS YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE HUGONIAN'S COUNTRY PLACE
ifestly designed less for simpering out of a gilt frame or the dribbling of stock phrases over three hundred pages than for gibes and laughter and cheery gossip and honest, unromantic eating, as well as another purpose, which, as a highly dangerous topic, I decline even to mention. There you have the best description of Margaret Hugonin that I am capable of giving you. No one realises its glaring inadequacy more acutely than I. Furthermore, I stipulate that if in the progress of our comedy she appear to act with an utter lack of reason or even common-sense--as every woman worth the winning must do once or twice in a lifetime--that I be permitted to record the fact, to set it down in all its ugliness, nay, even to exaggerate it a little--all to the end that I may eventually exasperate you and goad you into crying out, "Come, come, you are not treating the girl with common justice!" For, if such a thing were possible, I should desire you to rival even me in a liking for Margaret Hugonin.  PORTRAITURE IT WAS MANIFESTLY DESIGNED LESS FOR SIMPERING OUT OF A GILT FRAME OR THE DRIBBLING OF STALK PHRASES OVER THREE HUNDRED PAGES THAN FOR JIBES AND LAUGHTER AND CHEERY GOSSIP AND HONEST UNROMANTIC EATING AS WELL AS ANOTHER PURPOSE WHICH AS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS TOPIC I DECLINE EVEN TO MENTION THERE YOU HAVE THE BEST DESCRIPTION OF MARGARET HUGANA THAT I AM CAPABLE OF GIVING YOU NO ONE REALIZES ITS GLARING INADEQUACY MORE ACUTELY THAN I FURTHERMORE I STIPULATE THAT IF IN THE PROGRESS OF OUR COMEDY SHE APPEARED TO ACT WITH AN UTTER LACK OF REASON OR EVEN COMMON SENSE AS EVERY WOMAN WORTH THE WINNING MUST DO ONCE OR TWICE IN A LIFETIME THAT I BE PERMITTED TO RECORD THE FACT TO SET IT DOWN IN ALL ITS UGLINESS NAY EVEN TO EXAGGERATE IT A LITTLE ALL TO THE END THAT I MAY EVENTUALLY EXASPERATE YOU AND GOAD YOU INTO CRYING OUT COME COME YOU ARE NOT TREATING THE GIRL WITH COMMON JUSTICE FOR IF SUCH A THING WERE POSSIBLE I SHOULD DESIRE YOU TO RIVAL EVEN ME IN A LIKING FOR MARGARET HUGONEN
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