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I regret to confess that the fact that every one of her guests was more or less miserable moved this hard hearted young woman to untimely and excessive mirth. Only Mrs. Saumarez puzzled her, for she could think of no reason for that lady's manifest agitation when Kathleen eventually joined the others. I REGRET TO CONFESS THE FACT THAT EVERY ONE OF HER GUESTS WAS MORE OR LESS MISERABLE MOVED THIS HARD HEARTED YOUNG WOMAN TO UNTIMELY AND EXCESSIVE MIRTH ONLY MISSUS SOMBERRAS PUZZLED HER FOR SHE COULD THINK OF NO REASON FOR THAT LADY'S MANIFEST AGITATION WHEN KATHLEEN EVENTUALLY JOINED THE OTHERS
 to seek a wife--" and broke off in a groan. "Good Lord!" said Mr. Woods. It was a ludicrous business, if you will. Indeed, it was vastly humorous--was it not?--this woman's thinking a man's love might by any chance endure through six whole years. But their love endures, you see; and the silly creatures have a superstition among them that love is a sacred thing, stronger than time, victorious over death itself. Let us laugh, then, at Kathleen Saumarez--those of us who have learned that love is only a tinkling cymbal and faith a sounding brass and fidelity an obsolete affectation: but for my part, I honour and think better of the woman who through all her struggles with the world--through all those sordid, grim, merciless, secret battles where the vanquished may not even cry for succour--I honour her, I say, for that she had yet cherished the memory of that first love which is the best and purest and most unselfish and most excellent thing in life. XVI Breakfast Margaret enjoyed hugely. TONE ANSWERED HER I'VE BEEN TO SEEK A WIFE AND BROKE OFF IN A GROAN GOOD LORD CRIED MISTER WOODS IT WAS A LUDICROUS BUSINESS IF YOU WILL INDEED IT WAS VASTLY HUMOROUS WAS IT NOT THIS WOMAN'S THINKING A MAN'S LOVE MIGHT BY ANY CHANCE ENDURE THROUGH SIX WHOLE YEARS BUT THERE LOVE ENDURES YOU SEE AND THE SILLY CREATURES HAVE A SUPERSTITION AMONG THEM THAT LOVE IS A SACRED THING STRONGER THAN TIME VICTORIOUS OVER DEATH ITSELF LET US LAUGH THEN AT KATHLEEN'S SAMOREZ THOSE OF US WHO HAVE LEARNED THAT LOVE IS ONLY A TINKLING SYMBOL AND FAITH A SOUNDING BRASS AND FIDELITY AND OBSOLETE AFFECTATION BUT FOR MY PART I HONOR AND THINK BETTER OF THE WOMAN WHO THROUGH ALL HER STRUGGLES OUT THE WORLD THROUGH ALL THOSE SORDID GRIM MERCILESS SECRET BATTLES WHERE THE VANQUISHED MAY NOT EVEN CRY FOR SUCCOR I HONOUR HER I SAY FOR THAT SHE HAD YET CHERISHED THE MEMORY OF THAT FIRST LOVE WHICH IS THE BEST AND PUREST AND MOST UNSELFISH AND MOST EXCELLENT THING IN LIFE SIXTEEN BREAKFAST MARGARET ENJOYED HUGELY
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