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"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. 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
ely, "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. "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. 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 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
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