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When a gentleman grew pressing in his attentions, she more than suspected his motives; and when she eventually declined him it was done with perfect, courtesy, but the glow of her eyes was at such times accentuated to a marked degree. WHEN A GENTLEMAN GREW PRESSING IN HIS ATTENTIONS SHE MORE THAN SUSPECTED HIS MOTIVES AND WHEN SHE EVENTUALLY DECLINED HIM IT WAS DONE WITH PERFECT COURTESY BUT THE GLOW OF HER EYES WAS AT SUCH TIMES ACCENTUATED TO A MARKED DEGREE
is no affair of yours. For Miss Hugonin had remarkably keen eyes, which she used to advantage. In the world about her they discovered very little that she could admire. She was none the happier for her wealth; the piled-up millions overshadowed her personality; and it was not long before she knew that most people regarded her simply as the heiress of the Woods fortune--an unavoidable encumbrance attached to the property, which divers thrifty-minded gentlemen were willing to put up with. To put up with!--at the thought, her pride rose in a hot blush, and, it must be confessed, she sought consolation in the looking-glass. She was an humble-minded young woman, as the sex goes, and she saw no great reason there why a man should go mad over Margaret Hugonin. This decision, I grant you, was preposterous, for there were any number of reasons. Her final conclusion, however, was for the future to regard all men as fortune-hunters and to do her hair differently. She carried out both resolutions. N TO KNOW HOW I LEARNED IT IS NO AFFAIR OF YOURS FOR MISS YGONAN HAD REMARKABLY KEEN EYES WHICH SHE USED TO ADVANTAGE IN THE WORLD ABOUT HER THEY DISCOVERED VERY LITTLE THAT SHE COULD ADMIRE SHE WAS NONE THE HAPPIER FOR HER WEALTH THE PILED UP MILLIONS OVERSHADOWED HER PERSONALITY AND IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE SHE KNEW THAT MOST PEOPLE REGARDED HER SIMPLY AS THE HEIRESS OF THE WOODS FORTUNE AN UNAVOIDABLE ENCUMBRANCE ATTACHED TO THE PROPERTY WHICH DIVERSE THRIFTY MINDED GENTLEMEN WERE WILLING TO PUT UP WITH TO PUT UP WITH AT THE THOUGHT HER PRIDE ROSE IN A HOT BLUSH AND IT MUST BE CONFESSED SHE SOUGHT CONSOLATION IN THE LOOKING GLASS SHE WAS AN HUMBLE MINDED YOUNG WOMAN AS THE SEX GOES AND SHE SAW NO GREAT REASON THERE WHY A MAN SHOULD GO MAD OVER MARGARET HUGONEN THIS DECISION I GRANT YOU WAS PREPOSTEROUS FOR THERE WERE ANY NUMBER OF REASONS HER FINAL CONCLUSION HOWEVER WAS FOR THE FUTURE TO REGARD ALL MEN AS FORTUNE HUNTERS AND TO DO HER HAIR DIFFERENTLY SHE CARRIED OUT BOTH RESOLUTIONS
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