large/11477/eagles_shadow_1702_librivox_64kb_mp3/eaglesshadow_06_cabell_64kb_23
large/11477/eagles_shadow_1702_librivox_64kb_mp3/eaglesshadow_06_cabell_64kb
English
11477
"I consider it most peculiar and unsympathetic of my hair not to have turned gray. I thought you were going to have me, you see." Margaret was far to much astonished to be angry. "But last night!" I CONSIDER IT MOST PECULIAR AND UNSYMPATHETIC OF MY HAIR NOT TO HAVE TURNED GREY I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE ME YOU SEE MARGARET WAS FAR TOO MUCH ASTONISHED TO BE ANGRY BUT LAST NIGHT
 and she desired, very heartily, that this fleshy young man would make his scene and have done with it. Who was he, forsooth, to keep her from Billy? She wished she had never heard of Felix Kennaston. _Souvent femme varie_, my brothers. However, "Yes," said Margaret.. "You are a dear," said Mr. Kennaston, with conviction in his voice. I dare say Margaret was surprised. But the poet had taken her hand and had kissed it reverently, and then sat down beside her, twisting one foot under him in a fashion he had. He was frankly grateful to her for refusing him; and, the mask of affectation slipped, she saw in him another man. "I am an out-and-out fraud," he confessed, with the gayest of smiles. "I am not in love with you, and I am inexpressibly glad that you are not in love with me. Oh, Margaret, Margaret--you don't mind if I call you that, do you? I shall have to, in any event, because I like you so tremendously now that we are not going to be married--you have no idea what a night I spent.  MOMENT AND OF HOW BIG HE WAS AND OF HIS GENERAL NICENESS SHE DESIRED VERY HEARTILY THAT THIS FLESHY YOUNG MAN WOULD MAKE HIS SCENE AND HAVE DONE WITH IT WHO WAS HE FORSOOTH TO KEEP HER FROM BILLY SHE WISHED HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF FELIX CONNASTON SON VAN VALLIE MY BROTHERS HOWEVER YES SAID MARGARET YOU ARE A DEAR SAID MISTER CONNASTON WITH CONVICTION IN HIS VOICE I DARE SAY MARGARET WAS SURPRISED BUT THE POET HAD TAKEN HER HAND AND HAD KISSED IT REVERENTLY AND THEN SAT DOWN BESIDE HER TWISTING ONE FOOT UNDER HIM IN A FASHION HE HAD HE WAS FRANKLY GRATEFUL TO HER FOR REFUSING HIM AND THE MASK OF AFFECTATION SLIPPED SHE SAW IN HIM ANOTHER MAN I AM AN OUT AND OUT FRAUD HE CONFESSED WITH THE GAYEST OF SMILES I AM NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU AND I AM INEXPRESSIBLY GLAD THAT YOU ARE NOT IN LOVE WITH ME OH MARGARET MARGARET YOU DON'T MIND IF I CALL YOU THAT DO YOU I SHALL HAVE TO ANY EVENT BECAUSE I LIKE YOU SO TREMENDOUSLY NOW THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE MARRIED YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A NIGHT I SPENT
large/11477/eagles_shadow_1702_librivox_64kb_mp3/eaglesshadow_06_cabell_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/11477/eagles_shadow_1702_librivox_64kb_mp3/eaglesshadow_06_cabell_64kb.flac