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She considered that the scales had fallen from her eyes, and flattered herself that she was by way of becoming a bit of a misanthrope; also, I believe, there was a note concerning the hollowness of life and the worthlessness of society in general. SHE CONSIDERED THAT THE SCALES HAD FALLEN FROM HER EYES AND FLATTERED HERSELF THAT SHE WAS BY WAY OF BECOMING A BIT OF A MISANTHROPE ALSO I BELIEVE THERE WAS A NOTE CONCERNING THE HOLLOWNESS OF LIFE AND THE WORTHLESSNESS OF SOCIETY IN GENERAL
y," said the Colonel, mysteriously, "there's a little cognac in the cellar that--er--" The Colonel jerked his thumb across the hallway with the air of a conspirator. "Eh?" said the Colonel. "Why--er--yes," said Mr. Jukesbury. "Why--ah--yes, I think I might." They went across the hall together. The Colonel's hand rested fraternally on Petheridge Jukesbury's shoulder. XXX The next day there was a general exodus from Selwoode, and Margaret's satellites dispersed upon their divers ways. Selwoode, as they understood it, was no longer hers; and they knew Billy Woods well enough to recognise that from Selwoode's new master there were no desirable pickings to be had such as the philanthropic crew had fattened on these four years past. So there came to them, one and all, urgent telegrams or insistent letters or some equally unanswerable demand for their presence elsewhere, such as are usually prevalent among our guests in very dull or very troublous times. Miss Hugonin smiled a little bitterly. FUL CHILD SAID MISS YGONAN A JUKESBURY SAID THE COLONEL MYSTERIOUSLY THERE'S A LITTLE KOGRAC IN THE CELLAR THAT A THE COLONEL JERKED HIS THUMB ACROSS THE HALLWAY WITH THE AIR OF A CONSPIRATOR EH SAID THE COLONEL WHY A YES SAID MISTER JUKESBURY WHY A YES I THINK I MIGHT THEY WENT ACROSS THE HALL TOGETHER THE COLONEL'S HAND RESTED FRATERNALLY ON PETHERIDGE JUKESBURY'S SHOULDER THIRTY THE NEXT DAY THERE WAS A GENERAL EXODUS FROM SELLWOOD AND MARGARET'S SATELLITES DISPERSED UPON THEIR DIVERSE WAYS SELWOOD AS THEY UNDERSTOOD IT WAS NO LONGER HERS AND THEY KNEW BILLY WOODS WELL ENOUGH TO RECOGNIZE THAT FROM SELLWOOD'S NEW MASTER THERE WERE NO DESIRABLE PICKINGS TO BE HAD SUCH AS THE PHILANTHROPIC CREW HAD FATTENED ON THESE FOUR YEARS PAST SO THERE CAME TO THEM ONE AND ALL URGENT TELEGRAMS OR INSISTENT LETTERS OR SOME EQUALLY UNANSWERABLE DEMAND FOR THEIR PRESENCE ELSEWHERE SUCH AS ARE USUALLY PREVALENT AMONG OUR GUESTS IN VERY DULL OR VERY TROUBLOUS TIMES MISS YGONAN SMILED A LITTLE BITTERLY
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