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Her voice rang true  true, and compassionate, and tender, and all that a woman's voice should be. Billy could not but trust her. "I've been an ass," said he, rather tragically. "Oh, not an unusual ass, Kathleen  just the sort men are always making of themselves. HER VOICE RANG TRUE TRUE AND COMPASSIONATE AND TENDER AND ALL THAT A WOMAN'S VOICE SHOULD BE BILLY COULD NOT BUT TRUST HER I'VE BEEN AN ASS SAID HE RATHER TRAGICALLY OH NOT AN UNUSUAL ASS KATHLEEN JUST THE SORT MEN ARE ALWAYS MAKING OF THEMSELVES
he rarest." Billy groaned. "Do you know," said he, "I've just been telling the roses in the gardens yonder the same thing about women? I'm a misogynist this morning. I've decided no woman is worthy of being loved." "That is quite true," she assented, "but, on the other hand, no man is worthy of loving." Billy smiled. "I've likewise come to the conclusion," said he, "that a man's love is like his hat, in that any peg will do to hang it on; also, in that the proper and best place for it is on his own head. Oh, I assure you, I vented any number of cheap cynicisms on the helpless roses! And yet--will you believe it, Kathleen?--it doesn't seem to make me feel a bit better--no, not a bit." "It's very like his hat," she declared, "in that he has a new one every year." Then she rested her hand on his, in a half-maternal fashion. "What's the matter, boy?" she asked, softly. "You're always so fresh and wholesome. I don't like to see you like this. Better leave phrase-making to us phrase-mongers. HEAD AN HONEST MAN IS THE NOBLEST WORK OF GOD AND THE RAREST BILLY GROANED DO YOU KNOW SAID HE I'VE JUST BEEN TELLING THE ROSES IN THE GARDENS YONDER THE SAME THING ABOUT WOMEN I AM A MISOGNEIST THIS MORNING I HAVE DECIDED NO WOMAN IS TRULY WORTHY OF BEING LOVED THAT IS QUITE TRUE SHE ASSENTED BUT ON THE OTHER HAND NO MAN IS WORTHY OF LOVING BILLY SMILED I'VE LIKEWISE COME TO THE CONCLUSION SAID HE THAT A MAN'S LOVE IS LIKE HIS HAT IN THAT ANY PEG WILL DO TO HANG IT ON ALSO IN THAT THE PROPER AND BEST PLACE FOR IT IS ON HIS OWN HEAD OH I ASSURE YOU I VENTED ANY NUMBER OF CHEAP CYNICISMS ON THE HELPLESS ROSES AND YET WILL YOU BELIEVE IT KATHLEEN IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE ME FEEL A BIT BETTER NO NOT A BIT IT'S VERY LIKE HIS HAT SHE DECLARED AND THAT HE HAS A NEW ONE EVERY YEAR THEN SHE RESTED HER HAND ON HIS IN A HALF MATERNAL FASHION WHAT'S THE MATTER BOY SHE ASKED SOFTLY YOU'RE ALWAYS SO FRESH AND WHOLESOME I DON'T LIKE TO SEE YOU LIKE THIS BETTER LEAVE PHRASE MAKING TO US PHRASE MONGERS
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