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That very month she had reached twenty three, the age of omniscience, when the fallacies and general obtuseness of older people become dishearteningly apparent. "It's nonsense," pursued the old gentleman, "utter, bedlamite nonsense, filling Selwoode up with writing people! Never heard of such a thing. THAT VERY MONTH SHE HAD REACHED TWENTY THREE THE AGE OF OMNISCIENCE WHEN THE FALLACIES AND GENERAL OBTUSENESS OF OLDER PEOPLE BECAME DISHEARTENINGLY APPARENT IT'S NONSENSE PURSUED THE OLD GENTLEMAN UTTER BEDLAMITE NONSENSE FILLING SELLWARD UP WITH WRITING PEOPLE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING
ncy, and characterised them as above, for the reason that he was hungered at heart for the shady side of Pall Mall, and that their presence at Selwoode prevented his attaining this Elysium. For, I am sorry to say that the Colonel loathed all things American, saving his daughter, whom he worshipped. And, I think, no one who could have seen her preparing his second cup of tea would have disputed that in making this exception he acted with a show of reason. For Margaret Hugonin--but, as you know, she is our heroine, and, as I fear you have already learned, words are very paltry makeshifts when it comes to describing her. Let us simply say, then, that Margaret, his daughter, began to make him a cup of tea, and add that she laughed. Not unkindly; no, for at bottom she adored her father--a comely Englishman of some sixty-odd, who had run through his wife's fortune and his own, in the most gallant fashion--and she accorded his opinions a conscientious, but at times, a sorely taxed, tolerance. HTER'S FRIENDS WITH POINT AND FLUENCY AND CHARACTERIZED THEM AS ABOVE FOR THE REASON THAT HE WAS HUNGERED AT HEART FOR THE SHADY SIDE OF PALL MALL AND THAT THEIR PRESENCE AT SELWOOD PREVENTED HIS ATTAINING THIS ELYSIUM FOR I AM SORRY TO SAY THAT THE COLONEL LOATHED ALL THINGS AMERICAN SAVING HIS DAUGHTER WHOM HE WORSHIPPED AND I THINK NO ONE WHO COULD HAVE SEEN HER PREPARING HIS SECOND CUP OF TEA WOULD HAVE DISPUTED THAT IN MAKING THIS EXCEPTION HE ACTED WITH A SHOW OF REASON FOR MARGARET HUGONIAN BUT AS YOU KNOW SHE IS OUR HEROINE AND AS I FEAR YOU HAVE ALREADY LEARNED WORDS ARE VERY PALTRY MAKESHIFTS WHEN IT COMES TO DESCRIBING HER LET US SIMPLY SAY THEN THAT MARGARET HIS DAUGHTER BEGAN TO MAKE HIM A CUP OF TEA AND ADD THAT SHE LAUGHED NOT UNKINDLY NO FOR AT BOTTOM SHE ADORED HER FATHER A COMELY ENGLISHMAN OF SOME SIXTY ODD WHO HAD RUN THROUGH HIS WIFE'S FORTUNE AND HIS OWN IN THE MOST GALLANT FASHION AND SHE ACCORDED HIS OPINIONS A CONSCIENTIOUS BUT AT TIMES A SORELY TAXED TOLERANCE
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