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She feared, you see, lest his answer might dilapidate the one fortress she had been able to build about his honour. SHE FEARED YOU SEE LEST HIS ANSWER MIGHT DILAPIDATE THE ONE FORTRESS SHE HAD BEEN ABLE TO BUILD ABOUT HIS HONOUR
 But rogues all, rogues all, Kathleen! Money rules us in the end; and now the parable is fulfilled, and Love the prodigal returns to make merry over the calf of gold. Confess," Mr. Kennaston queried, with a smile, "is it not strange an all-wise Creator should have been at pains to fashion this brave world about us for little men and women such as we to lie and pilfer in? Was it worth while, think you, to arch the firmament above our rogueries, and light the ageless stars as candles to display our antics? Let us be frank, Kathleen, and confess that life is but a trivial farce ignobly played in a very stately temple." And Mr. Kennaston laughed again. "Let us be frank!" Kathleen cried, with a little catch in her voice. "Why, it isn't in you to be frank, Felix Kennaston! Your life is nothing but a succession of poses--shallow, foolish poses meant to hoodwink the world and at times yourself. For you do hoodwink yourself, don't you, Felix?" she asked, eagerly, and gave him no time to answer. ATURE I COULD HAVE SWORN WOODS WAS HONEST BUT ROGUES ALL ROGUES ALL KATHLEEN MONEY RULES US IN THE END AND NOW THE PARABLE IS FULFILLED AND LOVE THE PRODIGAL RETURNS TO MAKE MERRY OVER THE CALF OF GOLD CONFESS MISTER KNASTON QUERIED WITH A SMILE IS IT NOT STRANGE AN ALL WISE CREATOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT PAINS TO FASHION THIS BRAVE WORLD ABOUT US FOR LITTLE MEN AND WOMEN SUCH AS WE TO LIE AND PILFER IN WAS IT WORTH WHILE THINK YOU TO ARCH THE FIRMAMENT ABOVE OUR ROGUERIES AND LIGHT THE AGELESS STARS AS CANDLES TO DISPLAY OUR ANTICS LET US BE FRANK KATHLEEN AND CONFESS THAT LIFE IS BUT A TRIVIAL FARCE IGNOBLY PLAYED IN A VERY STATELY TEMPLE AND MISTER KNASTON LAUGHED AGAIN LET US BE FRANK KATHLEEN CRIED WITH A LOW CATCH IN HER VOICE WHY IT ISN'T IN YOU TO BE FRANK FELIX CONNASTON YOUR LIFE IS NOTHING BUT A SUCCESSION OF POSES SHALLOW FOOLISH POSES MEANT TO HOODWINK THE WORLD AND AT TIMES YOURSELF FOR YOU DO HOODWINK YOURSELF DON'T YOU FELIX SHE ASKED EAGERLY AND GAVE HIM NO TIME TO ANSWER
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