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"Ah, the power of these great fortunes America has bred is monstrous," he suddenly cried. "And always they work for evil. If I were ever to write a melodrama, Margaret, I could wish for no more thorough paced villain than a large fortune." Kennaston paused and laughed grimly. AH THE POWER OF THESE GREAT FORTUNES AMERICA HAS BREAD IS MONSTROUS HE SUDDENLY CRIED AND ALWAYS THEY WORK FOR EVIL IF I WERE EVER TO WRITE A MELODRAMA MARGARET I COULD WISH FOR NO MORE THOROUGH PACED VILLAIN THAN A LARGE FORTUNE CONNASTON PAUSED AND LAUGHED GRIMLY
for Shakespeare than the average woman does, and she was never quite comfortable when he was alluded to. "He says," Mr. Kennaston quoted, solemnly: "The Eagle suffers little birds to sing, And is not careful what they mean thereby, Knowing that with the shadow of his wing He can at pleasure still their melody." "That's nonsense," said Margaret, calmly. "I haven't the _least_ idea what you're talking about, and I don't believe you have either." He waved the dollar bill with a heroical gesture. "Here," he asserted, "is the Eagle. And by the little birds, I have not a doubt he meant charity and independence and kindliness and truth and the rest of the standard virtues. That is quite as plausible as the interpretation of the average commentator. The presence of money chills these little birds--ah, it is lamentable, no doubt, but it is true." "I don't believe it," said Margaret--quite as if that settled the question. But now his hobby, rowelled by opposition, was spurred to loftier flights. LITTERED IN THE SUNLIGHT LIKE A TOPAZ SHE CARED NO MORE FOR SHAKESPEARE THAN THE AVERAGE WOMAN DOES AND SHE WAS NEVER QUITE COMFORTABLE WHEN HE WAS ALLUDED TO HE SAYS MISTER CANASTON QUOTED SOLEMNLY THE EAGLE SUFFERS LITTLE BIRDS TO SING AND IS NOT CAREFUL WHAT THEY MEAN THEREBY KNOWING THAT WITH THE SHADOW OF HIS WING HE CAN AT PLEASURE STILL THEIR MELODY THAT'S NONSENSE SAID MARGARET CALMLY I HAVEN'T THE LEAST IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT I DON'T BELIEVE YOU HAVE EITHER HE WAVED THE DOLLAR BILL WITH AN HEROIC GESTURE HERE HE ASSERTED IS THE EAGLE AND BY THE LITTLE BIRDS I HAVE NOT A DOUBT HE MEANT CHARITY AND INDEPENDENCE AND KINDLINESS AND TRUTH IN THE REST OF THE STANDARD VIRTUES THAT IS QUITE AS PLAUSIBLE AS THE INTERPRETATION OF THE AVERAGE COMMENTATOR THE PRESENCE OF MONEY CHILLS THESE LITTLE BIRDS IT IS LAMENTABLE NO DOUBT BUT IT IS TRUE I DON'T BELIEVE IT SAID MARGARET QUITE AS IF THAT SETTLED THE QUESTION BUT NOW HIS HOBBY ROWLED BY OPPOSITION WAS SPURRED TO LOFTIER FLIGHTS
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