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Margaret thanked him with a smile, and began to think wistfully of the Ladies' League accounts. MARGARET THANKED HIM WITH A SMILE AND BEGAN TO THINK WISTFULLY OF THE LADY'S LEAGUE ACCOUNTS
 her golden head the Eagle, sculptured over the door-way, stretched his wings to the uttermost, half-protectingly, half-threateningly, and seemed to view Mr. Jukesbury with a certain air of expectation. "A beautiful evening," Petheridge Jukesbury suggested, after a little cogitation. She conceded that this was undeniable. "Where Nature smiles, and only the conduct of man is vile and altogether what it ought not to be," he continued, with unction--"ah, how 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! ARET LOOKED IN THE MOONLIGHT AND ABOVE HER GOLDEN HEAD THE EAGLE SCULPTURED OVER THE DOORWAY STRETCHED HIS WINGS TO THE UTTERMOST HALF PROTECTINGLY HALF THREATENINGLY AND SEEMED TO VIEW MISTER JUKESBURY WITH A CERTAIN AIR OF EXPECTATION A BEAUTIFUL EVENING PETHERIDGE JUKESBURY SUGGESTED AFTER A COGITATION SHE CONCEDED THAT THIS WAS UNDENIABLE WHERE NATURE SMILES AND ONLY THE CONDUCT OF MAN IS VILE AND ALTOGETHER WHAT IT OUGHT NOT TO BE HE CONTINUED 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
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