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The thing is beyond me. Let us keep discreetly out of her wardrobe, you and I. THE THING IS BEYOND ME LET US KEEP DISCREETLY OUT OF HER WARDROBE AND I
d in the world, too--philanthropic set, eh?" A snort this time. "Eh?" said Mr. Woods. There was dawning suspicion in his tone. The Colonel looked about him. "My boy," said he, "you thank your stars you didn't get that money; and, depend upon it, there never was a gold-ship yet that wasn't followed." "Pirates?" Billy Woods suggested, helpfully. "Pirates are human beings," said Colonel Hugonin, with dignity. "Sharks, my boy; sharks!" VIII That evening, after proper deliberation, "Célestine," Miss Hugonin commanded, "get out that little yellow dress with the little red bandanna handkerchiefs on it; and for heaven's sake, stop pulling my hair out by the roots, unless you want a _raving_ maniac on your hands, Célestine!" Whereby she had landed me in a quandary. For how, pray, is it possible for me, a simple-minded male, fittingly to depict for you the clothes of Margaret?--the innumerable vanities, the quaint devices, the pleasing conceits with which she delighted to enhance her comeliness? LTURED LOT THEY SEEM SAID MISTER WOODS AIN'T YOU TO DO GOOD IN THE WORLD TO PHILANTHROPIC SAID EH A SNORT THIS TIME EH SAID MISTER WOODS THERE WAS DAWNING SUSPICION IN HIS TONE THE COLONEL LOOKED ABOUT HIM MY BOY SAID HE YOU THANK YOU OLD STALLS YOU DON'T GET THAT MONEY AND DEPEND UPON IT THERE NEVER WAS A GOLDSHIP YET THAT WASN'T FOLLOWED PIRATES BILLY WOOD SUGGESTED HELPFULLY PIRATES ARE HUMAN BEINGS SAID COLONEL HUGONAN WITH DIGNITY SHARKS MY BOY SHARKS EIGHT THAT EVENING AFTER PROPER DELIBERATION CELESTINE MISS HUGONAN COMMANDED GET OUT THAT LITTLE YELLOW DRESS WITH THE LITTLE RED BANDANNA HANDKERCHIEFS ON IT AND FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE STOP PULLING MY HAIR OUT BY THE ROOTS UNLESS YOU WANT A RAVING MANIAC ON YOUR HAND CELESTINE WHEREBY SHE HAD LANDED ME IN A QUANDARY FOR HOW PRAISE ARE POSSIBLE FOR ME A SIMPLE MINDED MALE FITTINGLY TO DEPICT FOR YOU THE CLOTHES OF MARGARET THE INNUMERABLE VANITIES THE QUAINT DEVICES THE PLEASING CONCEITS WITH WHICH SHE DELIGHTED TO ENHANCE HER COMELINESS
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