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"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." 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
s the greatest power in the world, and we cannot--cannot possibly--look upon rich people as being quite like us. We must toady to them a bit, Margaret, whether we want to or not. The Eagle intimidates us all." "I _hate_ him!" Miss Hugonin announced, with vehemence. Kennaston searched his pockets. After a moment he produced a dollar bill and showed her the Eagle on it. "There," he said, gravely, "is the original of the Woods Eagle--the Eagle that intimidates us all. Do you remember what Shakespeare--one always harks back to Shakespeare to clinch an argument, because not even our foremost actors have been able to conceal the fact that he was, as somebody in Dickens acutely points out, 'a dayvilish clever fellow'--do you remember. I say, what Shakespeare observes as to this very Eagle?" Miss Hugonin shook her little head till it glittered 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. EING IMPRESSED BY THE POWER OF MONEY IT IS THE GREATEST POWER IN THE WORLD AND WE CANNOT CANNOT POSSIBLY LOOK UPON RICH PEOPLE AS BEING QUITE LIKE US WE MUST TOADY TO THEM A BIT MARGARET WHETHER WE WANT TO OR NOT THE EAGLE INTIMIDATES US ALL I HATE HIM MISS HUGONIAN ANNOUNCED WITH VEHEMENCE CONNASTON SEARCHED HIS POCKETS AFTER A MOMENT HE PRODUCED A DOLLAR BILL AND SHOWED HER THE EAGLE ON IT THERE HE SAID GRAVELY IS THE ORIGINAL OF THE WOODS EAGLE THE EAGLE THAT INTIMIDATES US ALL DO YOU REMEMBER THAT SHAKESPEARE ONE ALWAYS HARKS BACK TO SHAKESPEARE TO CLENCH AN ARGUMENT BECAUSE NOT EVEN OUR FOREMOST ACTORS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONCEAL THE FACT THAT HE WAS AS SOMEBODY IN DICKENS ACUTELY POINTS OUT A DAVELISH CLEVER FELLOW DO YOU REMEMBER I SAY WHAT SHAKESPEARE OBSERVES AS TO THIS VERY EAGLE MISS YGONAN SHOOK HER LITTLE HEAD TILL IT GLITTERED 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
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