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The Colonel liked Billy; and furthermore, the poor Colonel's position at Selwoode just now was not utterly unlike that of the suppositious mariner; were I minded to venture into metaphor, I should picture him as clinging desperately to the rock of an old fogeyism and surrounded by weltering seas of advanced thought. THE COLONEL LIKED BILLY AND FURTHERMORE THE POOR COLONEL'S POSITION AT SELWOOD JUST NOW WAS NOT UTTERLY UNLIKE THAT OF THE SUPPOSITIOUS MARINER WERE I MINDED TO VENTURE INTO METAPHOR I SHOULD PICTURE HIM AS CLINGING DESPERATELY TO THE ROCK OF AN OLD FOGHEISM AND SURROUNDED BY WELTERING SEAS OF ADVANCED THOUGHT
hat every one should be in love; wasn't it--after all--the most pleasant condition in the world? So he greeted them with a semi-paternal smile that caused Adèle to flush a little. For she was--let us say, interested--in Mr. Van Orden. That was tolerably well known. In fact, Margaret--prompted by Mrs. Haggage, it must be confessed--had invited him to Selwoode for the especial purpose of entertaining Miss Adèle Haggage; for he was a good match, and Mrs. Haggage, as an experienced chaperon, knew the value of country houses. Very unexpectedly, however, the boy had developed a disconcerting tendency to fall in love with Margaret, who snubbed him promptly and unmercifully. He had accordingly fallen back on Adèle, and Mrs. Haggage had regained both her trust in Providence and her temper. In the breakfast-room, where luncheon was laid out, the Colonel greeted Mr. Woods with the enthusiasm a sailor shipwrecked on a desert island might conceivably display toward the boat-crew come to rescue him. W QUITE PROPER THAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE IN LOVE WASN'T IT AFTER ALL THE MOST PLEASANT CONDITION IN THE WORLD SO HE GREETED THEM WITH A SEMI PATERNAL SMILE THAT CAUSED ADELL TO FLUSH A LITTLE FOR SHE WAS LET US SAY INTERESTED IN MISTER VAN HORDEN THAT WAS TOLERABLY WELL KNOWN IN FACT MARGARET PROMPTED BY MISSUS HAGGAGE IT MUST BE CONFESSED HAD INVITED HIM TO SELLWOOD FOR THE ESPECIAL PURPOSE OF ENTERTAINING MISS ADELL HAGGAGE FOR HE WAS A GOOD MATCH AND MISSUS HAGGAGE AS AN EXPERIENCED CHAPERON KNEW THE VALUE OF COUNTRY HOUSES VERY UNEXPECTEDLY HOWEVER THE BOY HAD DEVELOPED A DISCONCERTING TENDENCY TO FALL IN LOVE WITH MARGARET WHO SNUBBED HIM PROMPTLY AND UNMERCIFULLY HE HAD ACCORDINGLY FALLEN BACK ON ADELL AND MISSUS HAGGAGE HAD REGAINED BOTH HER TRUST IN PROVIDENCE AND HER TEMPER IN THE BREAKFAST ROOM WHERE LUNCHEON WAS LAID OUT THE COLONEL GREETED MISTER WOODS WITH THE ENTHUSIASM A SAILOR SHIPWRECKED ON A DESERT ISLAND MIGHT CONCEIVABLY DISPLAY TOWARD THE BOAT CREW COME TO RESCUE HIM
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