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English
1823
On the other hand, ladies with the complexion of eighteen are, you learn as the story progresses, quite elderly women, the mothers of middle aged heroes. The experienced observer of stage land never jumps to conclusions from what he sees. He waits till he is told things. ON THE OTHER HAND LADIES WITH THE COMPLEXION OF EIGHTEEN ARE YOU LEARN AS STORY PROGRESSES QUITE ELDERLY WOMEN THE MOTHERS OF MIDDLE AGED HEROES THE EXPERIENCED OBSERVER OF STAGE LAND NEVER JUMPS TO CONCLUSIONS FROM WHAT HE SEES HE WAITS TILL HE IS TOLD THINGS
at first sight to be a comfortable-looking and eminently respectable elderly lady is often discovered to be, in reality, a giddy, girlish, and inexperienced young thing, the pride of the village or the darling of the regiment. So, too, an exceptionally stout and short-winded old gentleman, who looks as if he had been living too well and taking too little exercise for the last forty-five years, is not the heavy father, as you might imagine if you judged from mere external evidence, but a wild, reckless boy. You would not think so to look at him, but his only faults are that he is so young and light-headed. There is good in him, however, and he will no doubt be steady enough when he grows up. All the young men of the neighborhood worship him and the girls love him. "Here he comes," they say; "dear, dear old Jack--Jack, the darling boy--the headstrong youth--Jack, the leader of our juvenile sports--Jack, whose childish innocence wins all hearts. Three cheers for dancing, bright-eyed Jack! A OF NINETY AGAIN WHAT APPEARS AT FIRST SIGHT TO BE A COMFORTABLE LOOKING AND EMINENTLY RESPECTABLE ELDERLY LADY IS OFTEN DISCOVERED TO BE IN REALITY A GIDDY GIRLISH AND INEXPERIENCED YOUNG THING THE PRIDE OF THE VILLAGE OR THE DARLING OF THE REGIMENT SO TOO AN EXCEPTIONALLY STOUT AND SHORT WINDED OLD GENTLEMAN WHO LOOKS AS IF HE HAD BEEN LIVING TOO WELL AND TAKING TOO LITTLE EXERCISE FOR THE LAST FORTY FIVE YEARS IS NOT THE HEAVY FATHER AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE IF YOU JUDGED FROM MERE EXTERNAL EVIDENCE BUT A WILD RECKLESS BOY YOU WOULD NOT THINK SO TO LOOK AT HIM BUT HIS ONLY FAULTS ARE THAT HE IS SO YOUNG AND LIGHT HEADED THERE IS GOOD IN HIM HOWEVER AND HE WILL NO DOUBT BE STEADY ENOUGH WHEN HE GROWS UP ALL THE YOUNG MEN OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WORSHIP HIM AND THE GIRLS LOVE HIM HERE HE COMES THEY SAY DEAR DEAR OLD JACK JACK THE DARLING BOY THE HEADSTRONG YOUTH JACK THE LEADER OF OUR JUVENILE SPORTS JACK WHOSE CHILDISH INNOCENCE WINDS ALL OUR HEARTS THREE CHEERS FOR DANCING BRIGHT EYED JACK
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