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"Oh, Hugh, Hugh!" she said, contritely, "I was unpardonably rude. I'm sorry, dear, but it's quite impossible. You are a dear, cute little boy, and I love you  but not that way. So let's shake hands, Hugh, and be friends! And then you can go and play with Adèle." He raised her hand to his lips. He really was a nice boy. "But, oh, dear!" OH HUGH HUGH SHE SAID CONTRITELY I WAS UNPARDONABLY RUDE I'M SORRY DEAR BUT IT'S QUITE IMPOSSIBLE YOU ARE A DEAR CUTE LITTLE BOY AND I LOVE YOU BUT NOT THAT WAY SO LET'S SHAKE HANDS YOU AND BE FRIENDS AND THEN YOU CAN GO AND PLAY WITH ADELE HE RAISED HER HAND TO HIS LIPS HE REALLY WAS A NICE BOY BUT OH DEAR
ss Hugonin emphatically. "No, you tipsy old beast--no!" There was a rustle of skirts. The door slammed, and the philanthropist was left alone on the terrace. XI In the living-hall Margaret came upon Hugh Van Orden, who was searching in one of the alcoves for a piece of music that Adèle Haggage wanted and had misplaced. The boy greeted her miserably. "Miss Hugonin," he lamented, "you're awfully hard on me." "I am sorry," said Margaret, "that you consider me discourteous to a guest in my own house." Oh, I grant you Margaret was in a temper now. "It isn't that," he protested; "but I never see you alone. And I've had something to tell you." "Yes?" said she, coldly. He drew near to her. "Surely," he breathed, "you must know what I have long wanted to tell you--" "Yes, I should think I _did!_" said Margaret, "and if you dare tell me a word of it I'll never speak to you again. It's getting a little monotonous. Good-night, Mr. Van Orden." Half way up the stairs she paused and ran lightly back.  BEFORE MARGARET WILL YOU BE MY BLUSHING BRIDE NO SAID MISS JUGONEN EMPHATICALLY NO YOU TIPSY OLD BEAST NO THERE WAS A RUSTLE OF SKIRTS THE DOOR SLAMMED AND THE PHILANTHROPIST WAS LEFT ALONE ON THE TERRACE ELEVEN IN THE LIVING HALL MARGARET CAME UPON HUGH VAN HORDEN WHO WAS SEARCHING IN ONE OF THE ALCOVES FOR A PIECE OF MUSIC THAT A DULL HAGGAGE WANTED AND HAD MISPLACED THE BOY GREETED HER MISERABLY MISS UGONAN HE LAMENTED YOU'RE AWFULLY HARD ON ME I AM SORRY SAID MISS TEGONAN THAT YOU CONSIDER ME DISCOURTEOUS TO A GUEST IN MY OWN HOUSE OH I GRANT YOU MARGARET WAS IN A TEMPER NOW IT ISN'T THAT HE PROTESTED I NEVER SEE YOU ALONE AND I'VE HAD SOMETHING TO TELL YOU YES SAID SHE COLDLY HE DREW NEAR TO HER SURELY HE BREATHED YOU MUST KNOW WHAT I HAVE LONG WANTED TO TELL YOU YES I SHOULD THINK I DID SAID MARGARET AND IF YOU DARE TELL ME A WORD OF IT I'LL NEVER SPEAK TO YOU AGAIN IT'S GETTING A LITTLE MONOTONOUS GOOD NIGHT MISTER VAN ORDEN HALFWAY UP THE STAIRS SHE PAUSED AND RAN LIGHTLY BACK
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