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I think we ought not to miss hearing Mr. Kennaston's discourse. It is generally conceded that his style is wonderfully clever; and I have no doubt that his detractors  who complain that his style is mere word twisting, a mere inversion of the most ancient truisms  are actuated by the very basest jealousy. I THINK WE OUGHT NOT TO MISS HEARING MISTER CASSON'S DISCOURSE IT IS GENERALLY CONCEDED THAT HIS STYLE IS WONDERFULLY CLEVER AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT HIS DETRACTORS WHO COMPLAIN THAT HIS STYLE IS MERE WORD TWISTING A MERE INVERSION OF THE MOST ANCIENT TRUISMS ARE ACTUATED BY THE VERY BASEST JEALOUSY
 to apologise for his lack of proper sensibility. After breakfast she went, according to her usual custom, to her father's rooms, for, as I think I have told you, the old gentleman was never visible until noon. She had astonishing news for him. What time she divulged it, the others sat on the terrace, and Mr. Kennaston read to them, as he had promised, from his "Defense of Ignorance." It proved a welcome diversion to more than one of the party. Mr. Woods, especially, esteemed it a godsend; it staved off misfortune for at least a little; so he sat at Kathleen's side in silence, trying desperately to be happy, trying desperately not to see the tiny wrinkles, the faint crow's feet Time had sketched in her face as a memorandum of the work he meant to do shortly. Billy consoled himself with the reflection that he was very fond of her; but, oh (he thought), what worship, what adoration he could accord this woman if she would only decline--positively--to have anything whatever to do with him! 'T WHY THEN OF COURSE HE'D HAVE TO APOLOGIZE FOR HIS LIKE OF PROPER SENSIBILITY AFTER BREAKFAST SHE WENT ACCORDING TO HER USUAL CUSTOM TO HER FATHER'S ROOMS FOR AS I THINK I HAVE TOLD YOU THE OLD GENTLEMAN WAS NEVER VISIBLE UNTIL NOON SHE HAD ASTONISHING NEWS FOR HIM WHAT TIME SHE DIVULGED IT THE OTHERS SAT ON THE TERRACE AND MISTER KENASTON READ TO THEM AS HE HAD PROMISED FROM HIS DEFENSE OF IGNORANCE IT PROVED A WELCOME DIVERSION TO MORE THAN ONE OF THE PARTY MISTER WOODS ESPECIALLY ESTEEMED THE GODSEND IT STAVED OFF MISFORTUNE FOR AT LEAST A LITTLE SO HE SAT AT KATHLEEN'S SIDE IN SILENCE TRYING DESPERATELY TO BE HAPPY TRYING DESPERATELY NOT TO SEE THE TINY WRINKLES THE FAINT CROW'S FEET TIME HAD SKETCHED IN HER FACE AS MEMORANDUM OF THE WORK HE MEANT TO DO SHORTLY BILLY CONSOLED HIMSELF WITH THE REFLECTION THAT HE WAS VERY FOND OF HER BUT OH HE THOUGHT WHAT WORSHIP WHAT ADORATION HE COULD ACCORD THIS WOMAN IF SHE WOULD ONLY DECLINE POSITIVELY TO HAVE ANYTHING WHATEVER TO DO WITH HIM
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