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And I have also heard, Kathleen, that it sometimes enters into the question of marriage. It appears that I was misinformed." "No," she answered, slowly, "there is a thing called love. AND I HAVE ALSO HEARD KATHLEEN THAT IT SOMETIMES ENTERS INTO THE QUESTION OF MARRIAGE IT APPEARS THAT I WAS MISINFORMED NO SHE ANSWERED SLOWLY THERE IS A THING CALLED LOVE
hy, it isn't in you to be frank, Felix Kennaston! Your life is nothing but a succession of poses--shallow, foolish poses meant to hoodwink the world and at times yourself. For you do hoodwink yourself, don't you, Felix?" she asked, eagerly, and gave him no time to answer. She feared, you see, lest his answer might dilapidate the one fortress she had been able to build about his honour. "And now," she went on, quickly, "you're trying to make me think you a devil of a fellow, aren't you? And you're hinting that I've accepted Billy because of his money, aren't you? Well, it is true that I wouldn't marry him if he were poor. But he's very far from being poor. And he cares for me. And I am fond of him. And so I shall marry him and make him as good a wife as I can. So there!" Mrs. Saumarez faced him with an uneasy defiance. He was smiling oddly. "I have heard it rumoured in many foolish tales and jingling verses," said Kennaston, after a little, "that a thing called love exists in the world. EEN CRIED WITH A LOW CATCH IN HER VOICE WHY IT ISN'T IN YOU TO BE FRANK FELIX CONNASTON YOUR LIFE IS NOTHING BUT A SUCCESSION OF POSES SHALLOW FOOLISH POSES MEANT TO HOODWINK THE WORLD AND AT TIMES YOURSELF FOR YOU DO HOODWINK YOURSELF DON'T YOU FELIX SHE ASKED EAGERLY AND GAVE HIM NO TIME TO ANSWER SHE FEARED YOU SEE LEST HIS ANSWER MIGHT DILAPIDATE THE ONE FORTRESS SHE HAD BEEN ABLE TO BUILD ABOUT HIS HONOUR AND NOW SHE WENT ON QUICKLY YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE ME THINK YOU A DEVIL OF A FELLOW AREN'T YOU AND YOU'RE HINTING THAT I'VE ACCEPTED BILLY BECAUSE OF HIS MONEY AREN'T YOU WELL IT IS TRUE THAT I WOULDN'T MARRY HIM IF HE WERE POOR BUT HE'S VERY FAR FROM BEING POOR AND HE CARES FOR ME AND I AM FOND OF HIM AND SO I SHALL MARRY HIM AND MAKE HIM AS GOOD A WIFE AS I CAN SO THERE MISSUS SOMBREZ FACED HIM WITH AN UNEASY DEFIANCE HE WAS SMILING ODDLY I HAVE HEARD IT RUMOURED IN MANY FOOLISH TABLES AND JINGLING VERSES SAID CONNASTON AFTER A LITTLE THAT A THING CALLED LOVE EXISTS IN THE WORLD
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