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Margaret could not but marvel at the flourishing proportion attained by the hours in those sunlit spring days; and at dinner, say, her thoughts harking back to luncheon, recalled it by a vigorous effort as an affair of the dim yester years  a mere blurred memory, faint and vague as a Druidical tenet or a Merovingian squabble. But the time passed for all that; and eventually  it was just before dusk  she came, with Martin Jeal's permission, into the room where Billy was. MARGARET COULD NOT BUT MARVEL AT THE FLOURISHING PROPORTION ATTAINED BY THE HOURS IN THOSE SUNLIT SPRING DAYS AND AT DINNER SAY HER THOUGHTS HARKING BACK TO LUNCHEON RECALLED IT BY A VIGOROUS EFFORT AS AN AFFAIR OF THE DIM YESTER YEARS A MERE BLURRED MEMORY FAINT AND VAGUE AS A DRUIDICAL TENANT OR A MEROVINGIAN SQUABBLE BUT THE TIME PASSED FOR ALL THAT AND EVENTUALLY IT WAS JUST BEFORE DUSK SHE CAME WITH MARTIN JILE'S PERMISSION INTO THE ROOM WHERE BILLY WAS
er cheek, too. For a long time afterward she continued to smile at the mirror. I am afraid Kathleen Saumarez was right. She was a vain little cat, was Margaret. But, barring a rearrangement of the cosmic scheme, I dare say maids will continue to delight in their own comeliness so long as mirrors speak truth. Let us, then, leave Miss Hugonin to this innocent diversion. The staidest of us are conscious of a brisk elation at sight of a pretty face; and surely no considerate person will deny its owner a portion of the pleasure that daily she accords the beggar at the street-corner. XXXIII We are credibly informed that Time travels in divers paces with divers persons--the statement being made by a lady who may be considered to speak with some authority, having triumphantly withstood the ravages of Chronos for a matter of three centuries. But I doubt if even the insolent sweet wit of Rosalind could have devised a fitting simile for Time's gait at Selwoode those five days that Billy lay abed. R CHEEK TOO FOR A LONG TIME AFTERWARD SHE CONTINUED TO SMILE AT THE MIRROR I AM AFRAID KATHLEEN SOMBRES WAS RIGHT SHE WAS A VAIN LITTLE CAT WAS MARGARET BUT BARRING A REARRANGEMENT OF THE COSMIC SCHEME I DARE SAY MAIDS WILL CONTINUE TO DELIGHT IN THEIR OWN COMELINESS SO LONG AS MIRRORS SPEAK TRUTH LET US THEN LEAVE MISS YAN TO THIS INNOCENT DIVERSION THE STAIDEST OF US ARE CONSCIOUS OF A BRISK ELATION AT SIGHT OF A PRETTY FACE AND SURELY NO CONSIDERATE PERSON WILL DENY ITS OWNER A PORTION OF THE PLEASURE THAT DAILY SHE ACCORDS THE BEGGAR AT THE STREET CORNER THIRTY THREE THE LAST CHAPTER WE ARE INCREDIBLY INFORMED THAT TIME TRAVELS IN DIVERSE PACES WITH DIVERSE PERSONS THE STATEMENT BEING MADE BY A LADY WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED TO SPEAK WITH SOME AUTHORITY HAVING TRIUMPHANTLY WITHSTOOD THE RAVAGES OF CRONOS FOR A MATTER OF THREE CENTURIES BUT I DOUBT IF EVEN THE INSOLENT SWEET WIT OF ROSALIND COULD HAVE DEVISED A FITTING SIMILE FOR TIMESGATE AT SELLWOOD THOSE FIVE DAYS THAT BILLY LAY ABED
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