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Reginald was obviously affected by the latter, and when his preceptress suggested that he might begin the strenuous life by helping her to supervise the annual outing of the bucolic infants who composed the local choir, his eyes shone with the dangerous enthusiasm of a convert. REGINALD WAS OBVIOUSLY AFFECTED BY THE LATTER AND WHEN HIS PRECEPTRESS SUGGESTED THAT HE MIGHT BEGIN THE STRENUOUS LIFE BY HELPING HER TO SUPERVISE THE ANNUAL OUTING OF THE BUCOLIC INFANTS WHO COMPOSED THE LOCAL CHOIR HIS EYES SHONE WITH THE DANGEROUS ENTHUSIASM OF A CONVERT
she dwelt on the sin of an empty life, which always seems so much more scandalous in the country, where people rise early to see if a new strawberry has happened during the night. Reginald recalled the lilies of the field, "which simply sat and looked beautiful, and defied competition." "But that is not an example for us to follow," gasped Amabel. "Unfortunately, we can't afford to. You don't know what a world of trouble I take in trying to rival the lilies in their artistic simplicity." "You are really indecently vain of your appearance. A good life is infinitely preferable to good looks." "You agree with me that the two are incompatible. I always say beauty is only sin deep." Amabel began to realise that the battle is not always to the strong-minded. With the immemorial resource of her sex, she abandoned the frontal attack, and laid stress on her unassisted labours in parish work, her mental loneliness, her discouragements--and at the right moment she produced strawberries and cream. EPENTANCE TO UNREGENERATE YOUTH SHE DWELT ON THE SIN OF AN EMPTY LIFE WHICH ALWAYS SEEMS SO MUCH MORE SCANDALOUS IN THE COUNTRY WHERE PEOPLE RISE EARLY TO SEE IF A NEW STRAWBERRY HAS HAPPENED DURING THE NIGHT REGINALD RECALLED THE LILIES OF THE FIELD WHICH SIMPLY SAT AND LOOKED BEAUTIFUL AND DEFIED COMPETITION BUT THAT IS NOT AN EXAMPLE FOR US TO FOLLOW GASPED AMABEL UNFORTUNATELY WE CAN'T AFFORD TO YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT A WORLD OF TROUBLE I TAKE IN TRYING TO RIVAL THE LILIES IN THEIR ARTISTIC SIMPLICITY YOU REALLY ARE INDECENTLY VAIN OF YOUR APPEARANCE A GOOD LIFE IS INFINITELY PREFERABLE TO GOOD LOOKS YOU AGREE WITH ME THAT THE TWO ARE INCOMPATIBLE I ALWAYS SAY BEAUTY IS ONLY SIN DEEP AMABEL BEGAN TO REALIZE THAT THE BATTLE IS NOT ALWAYS TO THE STRONG MINDED WITH THE IMMEMORIAL RESOURCE OF HER SEX SHE ABANDONED THE FRONTAL ATTACK AND LAID STRESS ON HER UNASSISTED LABOURS IN PARISH WORK HER MENTAL LONELINESS HER DISCOURAGEMENTS AND AT THE RIGHT MOMENT SHE PRODUCED STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM
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