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_" Thereupon she blushed, for no apparent reason, and went to her own rooms in a frame of mind that was inexcusable, but very becoming. Her cheeks burned, her eyes flashed with a brighter glow that was gem like and a little cruel, and her chin tilted up defiantly. Margaret had a resolute chin, a masculine chin. THEREUPON SHE BLUSHED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND WENT TO HER OWN ROOMS IN A FRAME OF MIND THAT WAS INEXCUSABLE BUT VERY BECOMING HER CHEEKS BURNED HER EYES FLASHED WITH A BRIGHTER GLOW THAT WAS GEMLIKE AND A LITTLE CRUEL AND HER CHIN TILTED UP DEFIANTLY MARGARET HAS A RESOLUTE CHIN A MASCULINE CHIN
hink I _did!_" said Margaret, "and if you dare tell me a word of it I'll never speak to you again. It's getting a little monotonous. Good-night, Mr. Van Orden." Half way up the stairs she paused and ran lightly back. "Oh, Hugh, Hugh!" she said, contritely, "I was unpardonably rude. I'm sorry, dear, but it's quite impossible. You are a dear, cute little boy, and I love you--but not that way. So let's shake hands, Hugh, and be friends! And then you can go and play with Adèle." He raised her hand to his lips. He really was a nice boy. "But, oh, dear!" said Margaret, when he had gone; "what horrid creatures men are, and what a temper I'm in, and what a vexatious place the world is! I wish I were a pauper! I wish I had never been born! And I wish--and I wish I had those League papers fixed! I'll do it to-night! I'm sure I need something tranquillising, like assessments and decimal places and unpaid dues, to keep me from _screaming_. I hate them all--all three of them--as badly as I do _him! YOU MUST KNOW WHAT I HAVE LONG WANTED TO TELL YOU YES I SHOULD THINK I DID SAID MARGARET AND IF YOU DARE TELL ME A WORD OF IT I'LL NEVER SPEAK TO YOU AGAIN IT'S GETTING A LITTLE MONOTONOUS GOOD NIGHT MISTER VAN ORDEN HALFWAY UP THE STAIRS SHE PAUSED AND RAN LIGHTLY BACK OH HUGH HUGH SHE SAID CONTRITELY I WAS UNPARDONABLY RUDE I'M SORRY DEAR BUT IT'S QUITE IMPOSSIBLE YOU ARE A DEAR CUTE LITTLE BOY AND I LOVE YOU BUT NOT THAT WAY SO LET'S SHAKE HANDS YOU AND BE FRIENDS AND THEN YOU CAN GO AND PLAY WITH ADELE HE RAISED HER HAND TO HIS LIPS HE REALLY WAS A NICE BOY BUT OH DEAR SAID MARGARET WHEN HE HAD GONE WHAT HORRID CREATURES MEN ARE AND WHAT A TEMPER I'M IN WHAT A VEXATIOUS PLACE THE WORLD IS I WISH I WERE A PAUPER I WISH I HAD NEVER BEEN BORN AND I WISH AND I WISH I HAD THOSE LEAGUE PAPERS FIXED I'LL DO IT TO NIGHT I'M SURE I NEED SOMETHING TRANQUILLISING LIKE ASSESSMENTS IN DECIMAL PLACES AND UNPAID DUES TO KEEP ME FROM SCREAMING I HATE THEM ALL ALL THREE OF THEM AS BADLY AS I DO HIM
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