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"My dear," he protested, "I assure you I am not intentionally disagreeable." At that, she raised velvet eyes to his  with a visible effort, though  and smiled. "I know you far too well to think that," she said, wistfully. MY DEAR HE PROTESTED I ASSURE YOU I AM NOT INTENTIONALLY DISAGREEABLE AT THAT SHE RAISED VELVET EYES TO HIM WITH A VISIBLE EFFORT THOUGH AND SMILED I KNOW YOU FAR TOO WELL TO THINK THAT SHE SAID WISTFULLY
pleaded, "look at me!" But she didn't. She felt that at that moment she could have looked at a gorgon, say, or a cockatrice, or any other trifle of that nature with infinitely greater composure. The pause that followed Margaret accordingly devoted to a scrutiny of his shoes and sincere regret that their owner was not a mercenary man who would be glad to be rid of her. "Beautiful child," spoke the poet's voice, sadly, "you aren't--surely, you aren't saying this in mistaken kindness to me? Surely, you aren't saying this because of what has happened in regard to your money affairs? Believe me, my dear, that makes no difference to me. It is you I love--you, the woman of my heart--and not a certain, and doubtless desirable, amount of metal disks and dirty paper." "Now I suppose you're going to be very noble and very nasty about it," observed Miss Hugonin, resentfully. "That's my main objection to you, you know, that you haven't any faults I can recognise and feel familiar and friendly with.  AT CANASTON JUST NOW BEAUTIFUL CHILD HE PLEADED LOOK AT ME BUT SHE DIDN'T SHE FELT THAT AT THAT MOMENT SHE COULD HAVE LOOKED AT A GORGON SAY OR A COQUETRICE OR ANY OTHER TRIFLE OF THAT NATURE WITH INFINITELY GREATER COMPOSURE THE PAUSE THAT FOLLOWED MARGARET ACCORDINGLY DEVOTED TO A SCRUTINY OF HIS SHOES AND SINCERE REGRET THAT THEIR OWNER WAS NOT A MERCENARY MAN WHO WOULD BE GLAD TO BE RID OF HER BEAUTIFUL CHILD SPOKE THE POET'S VOICE SADLY YOU AREN'T SURELY YOU AREN'T SAYING THIS IN MISTAKEN KINDNESS TO ME SURELY YOU AREN'T SAYING THIS BECAUSE OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN REGARD TO YOUR MONEY AFFAIRS BELIEVE ME MY DEAR THAT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO ME IT IS YOU I LOVE YOU THE WOMAN OF MY HEART AND NOT A CERTAIN AND DOUBTLESS DESIRABLE AMOUNT OF METAL DISKS AND DIRTY PAPER NOW I SUPPOSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE VERY NOBLE AND VERY NASTY ABOUT IT OBSERVED MONS YGONAN RESENTFULLY THAT'S MY MAIN OBJECTION TO YOU YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVEN'T ANY FAULTS I CAN RECOGNIZE AND FEEL FAMILIAR AND FRIENDLY WITH
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