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"We all understand that," said Cleopatra, kindly; "and we are all prepared to acquit you of any responsibility for the advanced condition of wickedness to day. WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT SAID CLEOPATRA KINDLY AND WE ARE ALL PREPARED TO ACQUIT YOU OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADVANCED CONDITION OF WICKEDNESS TO DAY
; and while it is as complete a demonstration of man’s perfidy as ever was, it is none the less as harmless a little tale as the Dottie Dimple books or any other more recent study of New England character.” “Thank you for the load your words have lifted from my mind,” said Mrs. Noah, settling back in her chair, a satisfied expression upon her gentle countenance. “I hope you will understand why I spoke, and withal why modern literature generally has been so distressful to me. When you reflect that the world is satisfied that most of man’s criminal instincts are the result of heredity, and that Mr. Noah and I are unable to shift the responsibility for posterity to other shoulders than our own, you will understand my position. We were about the most domestic old couple that ever lived, and when we see the long and varied assortment of crimes that are cropping out everywhere in our descendants it is painful to us to realize what a pair of unconsciously wicked old fogies we must have been.” ITISH MATRON AND WHILE IT IS AS COMPLETE A DEMONSTRATION OF MAN'S PERFIDY AS EVER WAS IT IS NONE THE LESS AS HARMLESS A LITTLE TALE AS THE DAUGHTY DIMPLE BOOKS OR ANY OTHER MORE RECENT STUDY OF NEW ENGLAND CHARACTER THANK YOU FOR THE LOAD YOUR WORDS HAVE LIFTED FROM MY MIND SAID MISSUS NOAH SETTLING BACK IN HER CHAIR A SATISFIED EXPRESSION UPON HER GENTLE COUNTENANCE I HOPE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY I SPOKE AND WITHAL WHY MODERN LITERATURE GENERALLY HAS BEEN SO DISTRESSFUL TO ME WHEN YOU REFLECT THAT THE WORLD IS SATISFIED THAT MOST OF MAN'S CRIMINAL INSTINCTS ARE THE RESULTS OF HEREDITY AND THAT MISTER NOAH AND I ARE UNABLE TO SHIFT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR POSTERITY TO OTHER SHOULDERS THAN OUR OWN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND MY POSITION WE WERE ABOUT THE MOST DOMESTIC OLD COUPLE THAT EVER LIVED AND WHEN WE SEE THE LONG AND VARIED ASSORTMENT OF CRIMES THAT ARE CROPPING OUT EVERYWHERE IN OUR DESCENDANTS IT IS PAINFUL TO US TO REALIZE WHAT A PAIR OF UNCONSCIOUSLY WICKED OLD BOGIES WE MUST HAVE BEEN
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