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"Yet," she marvelled, "you made love to me very tropically." With unconcealed pride, Mr. Kennaston assented. "Didn't I?" he said. "I was in rather good form last night, I thought." YET SHE MARVELED YOU MADE LOVE TO ME VERY TROPICALLY WITH UNCONCEALED PRIDE MISTER CANASTON ASSENTED DIDN'T I HE SAID I WAS IN RATHER GOOD FORM LAST NIGHT I THOUGHT
er does in one's life. You can usually think of some more or less plausible palliation for embezzlement, say, or for robbing a cathedral or even for committing suicide--but no man can ever explain how he happened to fall in love. He simply did it." Margaret nodded sagely. She knew. "Now you," Mr. Kennaston was pleased to say, "are infinitely more beautiful, younger, more clever, and in every way more attractive than Kathleen. I recognise these things clearly, but it does not appear, somehow, to alter the fact that I am in love with her. I think I have been in love with her all my life. We were boy and girl together, Margaret, and--and I give you my word," Kennaston cried, with his boyish flush, "I worship her! I simply cannot explain the perfectly unreasonable way in which I worship her!" He was sincere. He loved Kathleen Saumarez as much as he was capable of loving any one--almost as much as he loved to dilate on his own peculiarities and emotions. Margaret's gaze was intent upon him. ABLE UTTERLY REASONLESS THING ONE EVER DOES IN ONE'S LIFE YOU CAN USUALLY THINK OF SOME MORE OR LESS PLAUSIBLE PALLIATION FOR EMBEZZLEMENT SAY OR FOR ROBBING A CATHEDRAL OR EVEN FOR COMMITTING SUICIDE BUT NO MAN CAN EVER EXPLAIN HOW HE HAPPENED TO FALL IN LOVE HE SIMPLY DID IT MARGARET NODDED SAGELY SHE KNEW NOW YOU MISTER CONNASTON WAS PLEASED TO SAY ARE INFINITELY MORE BEAUTIFUL YOUNGER MORE CLEVER AND IN EVERY WAY MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN KATHLEEN I RECOGNIZE THESE THINGS CLEARLY BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR SOMEHOW TO ALTER THE FACT THAT I AM IN LOVE WITH HER I THINK I HAVE BEEN IN LOVE WITH HER ALL MY LIFE WE WERE BOY AND GIRL TOGETHER MARGARET AND AND I GIVE YOU MY WORD KENNASTON CRIED WITH HIS BOYISH FLUSH I WORSHIP HER I SIMPLY CANNOT EXPLAIN THE PERFECTLY UNREASONABLE WAY IN WHICH I WORSHIP HER HE WAS SINCERE HE LOVED KATHLEEN SOMBRES AS MUCH AS HE WAS CAPABLE OF LOVING ANY ONE ALMOST AS MUCH AS HE LOVED TO DILATE ON HIS OWN PECULIARITIES AND EMOTIONS MARGARET'S GAZE WAS INTENT UPON HIM
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