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Ah!" Felix Kennaston cried, with a quick lift of speech, "impractical child that I am, I had not thought of that! My love had caused me to forget the great barrier that stands between us." HA FELIX CLASTON CRIED WITH A QUICK LIFT OF HIS SPEECH IMPRACTICAL CHILD THAT I AM I HAD NOT THOUGHT OF THAT MY LOVE HAD CAUSED ME TO FORGET THE GREAT BARRIER THAT STANDS BETWEEN US
 descended to slang?" "I think," said he, with an uncertain smile, "that I could endure it." "Why, then--cut it out, beautiful! Cut it out! I don't believe a word you've said, in the first place; and, anyhow, it annoys me to have you talk to me like that. I don't like it, and it simply makes me awfully, awfully tired." With which characteristic speech, Miss Hugonin leaned back and sat up very rigidly and smiled at him like a cherub. Kennaston groaned. "It shall be as you will," he assured her, with a little quaver in his speech that was decidedly effective. "And in any event, I am not sorry that I have loved you, beautiful child. You have always been a power for good in my life. You have gladdened me with the vision of a beauty that is more than human, you have heartened me for this petty business of living, you have praised my verses, you have even accorded me certain pecuniary assistance as to their publication--though I must admit that to accept it of you was very distasteful to me. IED WOULD YOU BE VERY VERY MUCH SHOCKED IF I DESCENDED TO SLANG I THINK SAID HE WITH AN UNCERTAIN SMILE THAT I COULD ENDURE IT WHY THEN CUT IT OUT BEAUTIFUL CUT IT OUT I DON'T BELIEVE A WORD YOU'VE SAID IN THE FIRST PLACE AND ANYHOW IT ANNOYS ME TO HAVE YOU TALK TO ME LIKE THAT I DON'T LIKE IT AND IT SIMPLY MAKES ME AWFULLY AWFULLY TIRED WITH WHICH CHARACTERISTIC SPEECH MISS HUGODEN LEANED BACK AND SAT UP VERY RIGIDLY AND SMILED AT HIM LIKE A CHERUB CONNASTON GROANED IT SHALL BE AS YOU WILL HE ASSURED HER WITH A LITTLE QUAVER IN HIS SPEECH THAT WAS DECIDEDLY EFFECTIVE AND IN ANY EVENT I AM NOT SORRY THAT I HAVE LOVED YOU BEAUTIFUL CHILD YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A POWER FOR GOOD IN MY LIFE YOU HAVE GLADDENED ME WITH THE VISION OF A BEAUTY THAT IS MORE THAN HUMAN YOU HAVE HEARTENED ME FOR THIS PETTY BUSINESS OF LIVING YOU HAVE PRAISED MY VERSES YOU HAVE EVEN ACCORDED ME CERTAIN PECUNIARY ASSISTANCE AS TO THEIR PUBLICATION THOUGH I MUST ADMIT THAT TO ACCEPT IT OF YOU IS VERY DISTASTEFUL TO ME
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