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Also, there was the spring about her; and, chief of all, there was a queer fluttering in her heart that was yet not unpleasant. ALSO THERE WAS THE SPRING ABOUT HER AND CHIEF OF ALL THERE WAS A QUEER FLUTTERING IN HER HEART THAT WAS YET NOT UNPLEASANT
She didn't, though. "The _idea_ of his suspecting me of such unconscionable vanity!" she said, properly offended. Then, "Anyhow, a man has no business to know about such things," she continued, with rising indignation. "I believe Felix Kennaston is as good a judge of chiffons as any woman. That's effeminate, I think, and catty and absurd. I don't believe I ever liked him--not really, that is. Now, what would Billy care about sunbeams and backgrounds, I'd like to know! He'd never even notice them. Billy is a _man_. Why, that's just what father said yesterday!" Margaret cried, and afterward laughed happily. "I suppose old people are right sometimes--but, dear, dear, they're terribly unreasonable at others!" Having thus uttered the ancient, undying plaint of youth, Miss Hugonin moved a matter of two inches to the left, and smiled, and waited contentedly. It was barely possible some one might come that way; and it is always a comfort to know that one is not exactly repulsive in appearance. MARGARET MUST THINK HIM A DEVIL OF A FELLOW SHE DIDN'T THOUGH THE IDEA OF HIS SUSPECTING ME OF SUCH UNCONSCIONABLE VANITY SHE SAID PROPERLY OFFENDED AND THEN ANYHOW A MAN HAS NO BUSINESS TO KNOW ABOUT SUCH THINGS SHE CONTINUED WITH RISING INDIGNATION I BELIEVE FELIX CANNASTON IS AS GOOD A JUDGE OF CHIFFON'S AS ANY WOMAN THAT'S EFFEMINATE I THINK AND CADDIE AND ABSURD I DON'T BELIEVE I EVER LIKED HIM NOT REALLY THAT IS NOW WHAT WOULD BILLY CARE ABOUT SUNBEAMS AND BACKGROUNDS I'D LIKE TO KNOW HE'D NEVER EVEN NOTICED THEM BILLY IS A MAN WHY THAT'S JUST WHAT FATHER SAID YESTERDAY MARGARET CRIED AND AFTERWARD LAUGHED HAPPILY I SUPPOSE OLD PEOPLE ARE RIGHT SOMETIMES BUT DEAR DEAR THEY'RE TERRIBLY UNREASONABLE AT OTHERS HAVING THUS UTTERED THE ANCIENT UNDYING PLAINT OF YOUTH MISS YGONAN MOVED A MATTER OF TWO INCHES TO THE LEFT AND SMILED AND WAITED CONTENTEDLY IT WAS BARELY POSSIBLE SOME ONE MIGHT COME THAT WAY AND IT IS ALWAYS A COMFORT TO KNOW THAT ONE IS NOT EXACTLY REPULSIVE IN APPEARANCE
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