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But Colonel Hugonin enjoyed them thoroughly; for, as he feelingly and frequently observed, it is an immense consolation to any man to reflect that his home no longer contains "more damn' foolishness to the square inch than any other house in the United States." BUT COLONEL HUGONAN ENJOYED THEM THOROUGHLY FOR AS HE FEELINGLY AND INFREQUENTLY OBSERVED IT IS AN IMMENSE CONSOLATION TO ANY MAN TO REFLECT THAT HIS HOME NO LONGER CONTAINS MORE DAMNED FOOLISHNESS TO THE SQUARE INCH THAN ANY OTHER HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES
it--a far more agreeable hostess at the head of the table. Dives is such good company, you see. And speaking for my own sex, I defy any honest fellow to lay his hand upon his waistcoat and swear that it doesn't give him a distinct thrill of pleasure to be seen in public with a millionaire. Daily we truckle in the Eagle's shadow--the shadow that lay so heavily across Selwoode. With the Eagle himself and with the Eagle's work in the world--the grim, implacable, ruthless work that hourly he goes about--our little comedy has naught to do; Schlemihl-like, we deal but in shadows. Even the shadow of the Eagle is a terrible thing--a shadow that, as Felix Kennaston has told you, chills faith, and charity, and independence, and kindliness, and truth, and--alas--even common honesty. But this is both cynical and digressive. XXXI Dr. Jeal, better than his word, had Billy Woods out of bed in five days. To Billy they were very long and very dreary days, and to Margaret very long and penitential ones.  CHAPTER THIRTY ONE OF THE EAGLE'S SHADOW BY JAMES BRANCH CABEL THIS LIPPERVOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN ARE RICHLY RECORDED BY JOHN AND WILSON FOR BUREAU FORTY TWO DONATED TO LIVER BOX WITH HIS EXPRESS PERMISSION THIRTY ONE DOCTOR GEEL BETTER THAN HIS WORD HAD BILLY WOODS OUT OF BED IN FIVE DAYS TO BILLY THEY WERE VERY LONG AND VERY DREARY DAYS AND TO MARGARET VERY LONG AND PENITENTIAL ONES
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