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It ain't fit for a woman to read  in fact, a woman ought not to read anything; a comprehension of the Decalogue and the cookery book is enough learning for the best of 'em. IT AIN'T FIT FOR A WOMAN TO READ IN FACT A WOMAN OUGHT NOT TO READ ANYTHING A COMPREHENSION OF THE DECALOGUE AND THE COOKERY BOOK IS ENOUGH LEARNING FOR THE BEST OF EM
nk God!" said the Colonel, heartily. Ensued a silence during which he chipped at his egg-shell in an absent-minded fashion. "That fellow Kennaston said anything to you yet?" he presently queried. "I--I don't understand," she protested--oh, perfectly unconvincingly. The tea-making, too, engrossed her at this point to an utterly improbable extent. Thus it shortly befell that the Colonel, still regarding her under intent brows, cleared his throat and made bold to question her generosity in the matter of sugar; five lumps being, as he suggested, a rather unusual allowance for one cup. Then, "Mr. Kennaston and I are very good friends," said she, with dignity. And having spoiled the first cup in the making, she began on another. "Glad to hear it," growled the old gentleman. "I hope you value his friendship sufficiently not to marry him. The man's a fraud--a flimsy, sickening fraud, like his poetry, begad, and that's made up of botany and wide margins and indecency in about equal proportions. HARMONY WITH THE TREND OF MODERN THOUGHT NO THANK GOD SAID THE COLONEL HEARTILY ENSUED A SILENCE DURING WHICH HE CHIPPED HIS EGGSHELL IN AN ABSENT MINDED FASHION THAT FELLOW CANNASTON SAID ANYTHING TO YOU YET HE PRESENTLY QUERIED I I DON'T UNDERSTAND SHE PROTESTED OH PERFECTLY UNCONVINCINGLY THE TEA MAKING TOO ENGROSSED HER AT THIS POINT TO AN UTTERLY IMPROBABLE EXTENT THUS IT SHORTLY BEFELL THAT THE COLONEL STILL REGARDING HER UNDER INTENT BROWS CLEARED HIS THROAT AND MADE BOLD TO QUESTION HER GENEROSITY IN THE MATTER OF SUGAR FIVE LUMPS BEING AS HE SUGGESTED A RATHER UNUSUAL ALLOWANCE FOR ONE CUP THEN MISTER CANASTON AND I ARE VERY GOOD FRIENDS SAID SHE WITH DIGNITY AND HAVING SPOILED THE FIRST CUP IN THE MAKING SHE BEGAN ON ANOTHER GLAD TO HEAR IT GROWLED THE OLD GENTLEMAN I HOPE YOU VALUE HIS FRIENDSHIP SUFFICIENTLY NOT TO MARRY HIM THE MAN'S A FRAUD A FLIMSY SICKENING FRAUD LIKE HIS POETRY BEGAD AND THAT'S MADE UP OF BOTANY AND WIDE MARGINS AND INDECENCY IN ABOUT EQUAL PROPORTIONS
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