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And she used to toss that little head of hers and say I was a finer figure of a man than any of 'em  thirty years ago, good Lord! And I was then, but I ain't now. AND SHE USED TO TOSS THE LITTLE HEAD OF HERS AND SAY I WAS A FINER FIGURE OF HER MAN THAN ANY OF EM THIRTY YEARS AGO GOOD LORD AND I WAS THEN BUT I AIN'T NOW
 in the matter of sugar; five lumps being, as he suggested, a rather unusual allowance for one cup. Then, "Mr. Kennaston and I are very good friends," said she, with dignity. And having spoiled the first cup in the making, she began on another. "Glad to hear it," growled the old gentleman. "I hope you value his friendship sufficiently not to marry him. The man's a fraud--a flimsy, sickening fraud, like his poetry, begad, and that's made up of botany and wide margins and indecency in about equal proportions. It ain't fit for a woman to read--in fact, a woman ought not to read anything; a comprehension of the Decalogue and the cookery-book is enough learning for the best of 'em. Your mother never--never--" Colonel Hugonin paused and stared at the open window for a little. He seemed to be interested in something a great way off. "We used to read Ouida's books together," he said, somewhat wistfully. "Lord, Lord, how she revelled in Chandos and Bertie Cecil and those dashing Life Guardsmen!  THROAT AND MADE BOLD TO QUESTION HER GENEROSITY IN THE MATTER OF SUGAR FIVE LUMPS BEING AS HE SUGGESTED A RATHER UNUSUAL ALLOWANCE FOR ONE CUP THEN MISTER CANASTON AND I ARE VERY GOOD FRIENDS SAID SHE WITH DIGNITY AND HAVING SPOILED THE FIRST CUP IN THE MAKING SHE BEGAN ON ANOTHER GLAD TO HEAR IT GROWLED THE OLD GENTLEMAN I HOPE YOU VALUE HIS FRIENDSHIP SUFFICIENTLY NOT TO MARRY HIM THE MAN'S A FRAUD A FLIMSY SICKENING FRAUD LIKE HIS POETRY BEGAD AND THAT'S MADE UP OF BOTANY AND WIDE MARGINS AND INDECENCY IN ABOUT EQUAL PROPORTIONS IT AIN'T FIT FOR A WOMAN TO READ IN FACT A WOMAN OUGHT NOT TO READ ANYTHING A COMPREHENSION OF THE DECALOGUE AND THE COOKERY BOOK IS ENOUGH LEARNING FOR THE BEST OF EM YOUR MOTHER NEVER NEVERONEL HUGODEN PAUSED AND STARED AT THE OPEN WINDOW FOR A LITTLE HE SEEMED TO BE INTERESTED IN SOMETHING A GREAT WAY OFF WE USED TO READ WEEDO'S BOOKS TOGETHER HE SAID SOMEWHAT WISTFULLY LORD LORD HOW SHE REVELED IN CHANDERS AND BIRDIE SEE AND THOSE DASHING LIFE GUARDSMEN
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