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But pray be seated, Miss Hugonin," Petheridge Jukesbury blandly urged. BUT PRAY BE SEATED MISS HUGONAN PETHERIDGE JUKESBURY BLANDLY URGED
oles the sorrowing with blankets, would now induce you to tolerate an odour which I am sure is personally distasteful to you." "But _really_ I don't mind," was Margaret's protest. "I cannot permit it," Mr. Jukesbury insisted, and waved a pudgy hand in the moonlight. "No, really, I cannot permit it. We will throw it away, if you please, and say no more about it," and his glance followed the glowing flight of his cigar-end somewhat wistfully. "Your father's cigars are such as it is seldom my privilege to encounter; but, then, my personal habits are not luxurious, nor my private income precisely what my childish imaginings had pictured it at this comparatively advanced period of life. Ah, youth, youth!--as the poet admirably says, Miss Hugonin, the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts, but its visions of existence are rose-tinged and free from care, and its conception of the responsibilities of manhood--such as taxes and the water-rate--I may safely characterise as extremely sketchy. THE DESTITUTE WITH GOOD ADVICE AND CONSOLES THE SORROWING WITH BLANKETS WOULD NOW INDUCE YOU TO TOLERATE AN ODOR WHICH I AM SURE IS PERSONALLY DISTASTEFUL TO YOU BUT REALLY I DON'T MIND WAS MARGARET'S PROTEST I CANNOT PERMIT IT MISTER JEWKESBURY INSISTED AND WAVED A PUDGY HAND IN THE MOONLIGHT NO REALLY I CANNOT PERMIT IT WE WILL THROW IT AWAY IF YOU PLEASE AND SAY NO MORE ABOUT IT AND HIS GLANCE FOLLOWED THE GLOWING LIGHT OF HIS CIGAR AND SOMEWHAT WISTFULLY YOUR FATHER'S CIGARS ARE SUCH AS IT IS SELDOM MY PRIVILEGE TO ENCOUNTER BUT THEN MY PERSONAL HABITS ARE NOT LUXURIOUS NOR MY PRIVATE INCOME PRECISELY WHAT MY CHILDISH IMAGININGS HAD PICTURED IT AT THIS COMPARATIVELY ADVANCED PERIOD OF LIFE ARE YOUTH YOUTH AS THE POET ADMIRABLY SAYS MONSIEGONAN THE THOUGHTS OF YOUTH ARE LONG LONG THOUGHTS BUT ITS VISIONS OF EXISTENCE ARE ROSE TINGED AND FREE FROM CARE AND ITS CONCEPTION OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANHOOD SUCH AS TAXES AND THE WATER RATE I MAY SAFELY CHARACTERIZE AS EXTREMELY SKETCHY
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