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Yet I dare say it has the effrontery to put you down in the tax lists; it even puts me down  me, an humble worker in the vineyard, with both hands set to the plough. And if I don't pay up it sells me out. YET I DARE SAY IT HAS THE EFFRONTERY TO PUT YOU DOWN IN THE TAX LISTS IT EVEN PUTS ME DOWN ME AN HUMBLE WORKER IN THE VINEYARD WITH BOTH HANDS SET TO THE PLOUGH AND IF I DON'T PAY UP IT SELLS ME OUT
true that is and how consoling! It is a good thing to meditate upon our own vileness, Miss Hugonin--to reflect that we are but worms with naturally the most vicious inclinations. It is most salutary. Even I am but a worm, Miss Hugonin, though the press has been pleased to speak most kindly of me. Even you--ah, no!" cried Mr. Jukesbury, kissing his finger-tips, with gallantry; "let us say a worm who has burst its cocoon and become a butterfly--a butterfly with a charming face and a most charitable disposition and considerable property!" Margaret thanked him with a smile, and began to think wistfully of the Ladies' League accounts. Still, he was a good man; and she endeavoured to persuade herself that she considered his goodness to atone for his flabbiness and his fleshiness and his interminable verbosity--which she didn't. Mr. Jukesbury sighed. "A naughty world," said he, with pathos--"a very naughty world, which really does not deserve the honour of including you in its census reports. INUED WITH UNCTION AH HOW TRUE THAT IS AND HOW CONSOLING IT IS A GOOD THING TO MEDITATE UPON OUR OWN VILENESS MISS YGONAN TO REFLECT THAT WE ARE BUT WORMS WITH NATURALLY THE MOST VICIOUS INCLINATIONS IT IS MOST SALUTARY EVEN I AM BUT A WORM MISS SUGARANAN THOUGH THE PRESS HAS BEEN PLEASED TO SPEAK MOST KINDLY OF ME EVEN YOU AH NO CRIED MISTER JEWKESBURY KISSING HIS FINGER TIPS WITH GALLANTRY LET US SAY A WORM WHO HAS BURST ITS COCOON AND BECOME A BUTTERFLY A BUTTERFLY WITH A CHARMING FACE AND A MOST CHARITABLE DISPOSITION AND CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY MARGARET THANKED HIM WITH A SMILE AND BEGAN TO THINK WISTFULLY OF THE LADY'S LEAGUE ACCOUNTS STILL HE WAS A GOOD MAN AND SHE ENDEAVOURED TO PERSUADE HERSELF THAT SHE CONSIDERED HIS GOODNESS TO ATONE FOR HIS FLABBINESS AND HIS FLESHINESS AND HIS INTERMINABLE VERBOSITY WHICH SHE DIDN'T MISTER JEWKESBURY SIGHED A NAUGHTY WORLD SAID HE WITH PATHOS A VERY NAUGHTY WORLD WHICH REALLY DOES NOT DESERVE THE HONOUR OF INCLUDING YOU IN ITS SENSUS REPORTS
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