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You may remember that Romeo was not the only gentleman that Juliet noticed at her début: there was the young Petruchio; and the son and heir of old Tiberio; and I do not question that she had a kind glance or so for County Paris. Beyond doubt, there were many with whom my lady had danced; with whom she had laughed a little; with whom she had exchanged a few perfectly affable words and looks  when of a sudden her heart speaks: "Who's he that would not dance? YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT ROMEO WAS NOT THE ONLY GENTLEMAN THAT JULIET NOTICED AT HER DEBUT THERE WAS THE YOUNG PETRUCHIO AND THE SON AND HEIR OF OLD TIBERIO AND I DO NOT QUESTION THAT SHE HAD A KIND GLANCE OR SO FOR COUNTY PARIS BEYOND DOUBT THERE WERE MANY WITH WHOM MY LADY HAD DANCED WITH WHOM SHE HAD LAUGHED A LITTLE WITH WHOM SHE HAD EXCHANGED A FEW PERFECTLY AFFABLE WORDS AND LOOKS WHEN OF A SUDDEN HER HEART SPEAKS WHO IS HE THAT WOULD NOT DANCE
t was very flattering, of course; he had spoken beautifully, she thought, and nobly and poetically and considerately, and altogether there was absolutely no excuse for her being in a temper. Still, she was. The moon, however, considered the affair as arranged. For she had been no whit more resolute in her refusal, you see, than becomes any self-respecting maid. In fact, she had not refused him; and the experienced moon had seen the hopes of many a wooer thrive, chameleon-like, on answers far less encouraging than that which Margaret had given Felix Kennaston. Margaret was very fond of him. All women like a man who can do a picturesque thing without bothering to consider whether or not he be making himself ridiculous; and more than once in thinking of him she had wondered if--perhaps--possibly--some day--? And always these vague flights of fancy had ended at this precise point--incinerated, if you will grant me the simile, by the sudden flaming of her cheeks. The thing is common enough. HE HOUSE WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY IT WAS VERY FLATTERING OF COURSE HE HAD SPOKEN BEAUTIFULLY SHE THOUGHT AND NOBLY AND POETICALLY AND CONSIDERATELY AND ALTOGETHER THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE FOR HER BEING IN A TEMPER STILL SHE WAS THE MOON HOWEVER CONSIDERED THE AFFAIR AS ARRANGED FOR SHE HAD BEEN NO WHIT MORE RESOLUTE IN HER REFUSAL YOU SEE THAN BECOMES ANY SELF RESPECTING MAID IN FACT SHE HAD NOT REFUSED HIM AND THE EXPERIENCED MOON HAD SEEN THE HOPES OF MANY A WOOER THRIVE CHAMELEON LIKE ON ANSWERS FAR LESS ENCOURAGING THAN THAT WHICH MARGARET HAD GIVEN FELIX CANNASTON MARGARET WAS VERY FOND OF HIM ALL WOMEN LIKE A MAN WHO CAN DO A PICTURESQUE THING WITHOUT BOTHERING TO CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT HE BE MAKING HIMSELF RIDICULOUS AND MORE THAN ONCE IN THINKING OF HIM SHE HAD WONDERED IF PERHAPS POSSIBLY SOME DAY AND ALWAYS THOSE VAGUE FLIGHTS OF FANCY HAD ENDED AT THIS PRECISE POINT INCINERATED IF YOU WILL GRANT ME THE SIMILE BY THE SUDDEN FLAMING OF HER CHEEKS THE THING IS COMMON ENOUGH
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