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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. 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
ut the country, by means of her charming lectures. Here is Mrs. Haggage, the mainspring, if I may say so, of any number of educational and philanthropic alarm clocks which will some day rouse the sleeping public from its lethargy. And here is my friend Jukesbury, whose eloquent pleas for a higher life have turned so many workmen from gin and improvidence, and which in a printed form are disseminated 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, 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! NG KNOWLEDGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY BY MEANS OF HER CHARMING LECTURES HERE IS MISSUS HAGGAGE THE MAINSPRING IF I MAY SAY SO OF ANY NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL AND PHILANTHROPIC ALARM CLOCKS WHICH WILL SOME DAY ROUSE THE SLEEPING PUBLIC FROM ITS LETHARGY AND HERE IS MY FRIEND JEWKESBURY WHOSE ELOQUENT PLEAS FOR A HIGHER LIFE HAVE TURNED SO MANY WORKMEN FROM GIN AND IMPROVIDENCE AND WHICH IN A PRINTED FORM ARE DISSEMINATED 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
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