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To morrow I shall read you a chapter from my 'Defense of Ignorance,' which my confiding publisher is going to bring out in the autumn." So the table talk went on, and now Margaret bore a part therein. * * * * * However, I do not think we need record it further. Mr. Woods listened in a sort of a daze. Adèle Haggage and Hugh Van Orden were conversing in low tones at one end of the table; the Colonel was eating his luncheon, silently and with a certain air of resignation; and so Billy Woods was left alone to attend and marvel. TO MORROW I SHALL READ YOU A CHAPTER FROM MY DEFENCE OF IGNORANCE WHICH MY CONFIDING PUBLISHER IS GOING TO BRING OUT IN THE AUTUMN SO THE TABLE TALK WENT ON AND NOW MARGARET BORE A PART THEREIN HOWEVER I DO NOT THINK WE NEED RECORD IT FURTHER MISTER WOODS LISTENED IN A SORT OF DAZE ADELL HAGGAGE AND HUGH VAN HORNEN WERE CONVERSING IN LOW TONES AT ONE END OF THE TABLE THE COLONEL WAS EATING HIS LUNCHEON SILENTLY AND WITH A CERTAIN AIR OF RESIGNATION SO BILLY WOODS WAS LEFT ALONE TO ATTEND AND MARVEL
frica, where I am told they have produced the most satisfactory results upon the unsophisticated but polygamous monarchs of that continent. And here, above all, is Miss Hugonin, utilising the vast power of money--which I am credibly informed is a very good thing to have, though I cannot pretend to speak from experience--and casting whole bakeryfuls of bread upon the waters of charity. And here am I, the idle singer of an empty day--a mere drone in this hive of philanthropic bees! Dear, dear," said Mr. Kennaston, enviously, "what a thing it is to be practical!" And he laughed toward Margaret, in his whimsical way. Miss Hugonin had been strangely silent; but she returned Mr. Kennaston's smile, and began to take part in the conversation. "You're only an ignorant child," she rebuked him, "and a very naughty child, too, to make fun of us in this fashion." "Yes," Mr. Kennaston assented, "I am wilfully ignorant. The world adores ignorance; and where ignorance is kissed it is folly to be wise. TED EVEN IN SUCH REMOTE REGIONS AS AFRICA WHERE I AM TOLD THEY HAVE PRODUCED THE MOST SATISFACTORY RESULTS UPON THE UNSOPHISTICATED BUT POLYGAMOUS MONARCHS OF THAT CONTINENT AND HERE ABOVE ALL IS MISS HUGONIN UTILIZING THE VAST POWER OF MONEY WHICH I AM CREDIBLY INFORMED IS A VERY GOOD THING TO HAVE THOUGH I CANNOT PRETEND TO SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE AND CASTING WHOLE BAKERYFULS OF BREAD UPON THE WATERS OF CHARITY AND HERE AM I THE IDLE SINGER OF AN EMPTY DAY A MERE DRONE IN THIS HIVE OF PHILANTHROPIC BEES DEAR DEAR SAID MISTER CONNASTON ENVIOUSLY WHAT A THING IT IS TO BE PRACTICAL AND HE LAUGHED TOWARD MARGARET IN HIS WHIMSICAL WAY MISS YGONAN HAD BEEN STRANGELY SILENT BUT SHE RETURNED MISTER KENNASTON'S SMILE AND BEGAN TO TAKE PART IN THE CONVERSATION YOU'RE ONLY AN IGNORANT CHILD SHE REBUKED HIM AND A VERY NAUGHTY CHILD TOO TO MAKE FUN OF US IN THIS FASHION YES MISTER KENASTON ASSENTED I AM WILFULLY IGNORANT THE WORLD ADORES IGNORANCE AND WHERE IGNORANCE IS KISED IT IS FOLLY TO BE WISE
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