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But when a woman is clean eyed and straight limbed, and has a cheery heart, she really cannot help being beautiful; and when Nature accords her a sufficiency of dimples and an infectious laugh, I protest she is well nigh irresistible. And all these Margaret Hugonin had. And surely that is enough. BUT WHEN A WOMAN IS CLEAN EYED AND STRAIGHT LIMBED AND HAS A CHEERY HEART SHE REALLY CANNOT HELP BEING BEAUTIFUL AND WHEN NATURE ACCORDS HER A SUFFICIENCY OF DIMPLES AND AN INFECTIOUS LAUGH I PROTEST SHE IS WELL NIGH IRRESISTIBLE IN ALL THESE MARGARET HUGON HAD AND SURELY THAT IS ENOUGH
ll possible names is that Margaret Hugonin bore it. And so the murder is out. You may suspect what you choose. I warn you in advance that I have no part whatever in her story; and if my admiration for her given name appear somewhat excessive, I can only protest that in this dissentient world every one has a right to his own taste. I knew Margaret. I admired her. And if in some unguarded moment I may have carried my admiration to the point of indiscretion, her husband most assuredly knows all about it, by this, and he and I are still the best of friends. So you perceive that if I ever did so far forget myself it could scarcely have amounted to a hanging matter. I am doubly sure that Margaret Hugonin was beautiful, for the reason that I have never found a woman under forty-five who shared my opinion. If you clap a Testament into my hand, I cannot affirm that women are eager to recognise beauty in one another; at the utmost they concede that this or that particular feature is well enough.  BE THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE NAMES IS THAT MARGARET HUGONIN BORE IT AND SO THE MURDER IS OUT YOU MAY SUSPECT WHAT YOU CHOOSE I WARN YOU IN ADVANCE THAT I HAVE NO PART WHATEVER IN HER STORY AND IF MY ADMIRATION FOR HER GIVEN NAME APPEARS SOMEWHAT EXCESSIVE I CAN ONLY PROTEST THAT IN THIS DISSENTIENT WORLD EVERY ONE HAS A RIGHT TO HIS OWN TASTE I KNEW MARGARET I ADMIRED HER AND IF IN SOME UNGUARDED MOMENT I MAY HAVE CARRIED MY ADMIRATION TO THE POINT OF INDISCRETION HER HUSBAND MOST ASSUREDLY KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT BY THIS AND HE AND I ARE STILL THE BEST OF FRIENDS SO YOU PERCEIVE THAT IF I EVER DID SO FAR FORGET MYSELF IT COULD SCARCELY HAVE AMOUNTED TO A HANGING MATTER I AM DOUBLY SURE THAT MARGARET HUGONEN WAS BEAUTIFUL FOR THE REASON THAT I HAVE NEVER FOUND A WOMAN UNDER FORTY FIVE WHO SHARED MY OPINION IF YOU CLAP A TESTAMENT INTO MY HAND I CANNOT AFFIRM THAT WOMEN ARE EAGER TO RECOGNIZE BEAUTY IN ONE ANOTHER AT THE UTMOST THEY CONCEDE THAT THIS OR THAT PARTICULAR FEATURE IS WELL ENOUGH
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