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But I doubt if even the insolent sweet wit of Rosalind could have devised a fitting simile for Time's gait at Selwoode those five days that Billy lay abed. BUT I DOUBT IF EVEN THE INSOLENT SWEET WIT OF ROSALIND COULD HAVE DEVISED A FITTING SIMILE FOR TIMESGATE AT SELLWOOD THOSE FIVE DAYS THAT BILLY LAY ABED
, half-hushed little song. She held up a strand of it to demonstrate this fact. "There's a dimple in her chin"--and, indeed, there was. And a dimple in either cheek, too. For a long time afterward she continued to smile at the mirror. I am afraid Kathleen Saumarez was right. She was a vain little cat, was Margaret. But, barring a rearrangement of the cosmic scheme, I dare say maids will continue to delight in their own comeliness so long as mirrors speak truth. Let us, then, leave Miss Hugonin to this innocent diversion. The staidest of us are conscious of a brisk elation at sight of a pretty face; and surely no considerate person will deny its owner a portion of the pleasure that daily she accords the beggar at the street-corner. XXXIII We are credibly informed that Time travels in divers paces with divers persons--the statement being made by a lady who may be considered to speak with some authority, having triumphantly withstood the ravages of Chronos for a matter of three centuries. A LOW HALF HUSHED LITTLE SONG SHE HELD UP A STRAND OF IT TO DEMONSTRATE THIS FACT THERE'S A DIMPLE IN HER CHIN AND INDEED THERE WAS AND A DIMPLE IN EITHER CHEEK TOO FOR A LONG TIME AFTERWARD SHE CONTINUED TO SMILE AT THE MIRROR I AM AFRAID KATHLEEN SOMBRES WAS RIGHT SHE WAS A VAIN LITTLE CAT WAS MARGARET BUT BARRING A REARRANGEMENT OF THE COSMIC SCHEME I DARE SAY MAIDS WILL CONTINUE TO DELIGHT IN THEIR OWN COMELINESS SO LONG AS MIRRORS SPEAK TRUTH LET US THEN LEAVE MISS YAN TO THIS INNOCENT DIVERSION THE STAIDEST OF US ARE CONSCIOUS OF A BRISK ELATION AT SIGHT OF A PRETTY FACE AND SURELY NO CONSIDERATE PERSON WILL DENY ITS OWNER A PORTION OF THE PLEASURE THAT DAILY SHE ACCORDS THE BEGGAR AT THE STREET CORNER THIRTY THREE THE LAST CHAPTER WE ARE INCREDIBLY INFORMED THAT TIME TRAVELS IN DIVERSE PACES WITH DIVERSE PERSONS THE STATEMENT BEING MADE BY A LADY WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED TO SPEAK WITH SOME AUTHORITY HAVING TRIUMPHANTLY WITHSTOOD THE RAVAGES OF CRONOS FOR A MATTER OF THREE CENTURIES
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