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For, I am sorry to say that the Colonel loathed all things American, saving his daughter, whom he worshipped. And, I think, no one who could have seen her preparing his second cup of tea would have disputed that in making this exception he acted with a show of reason. FOR I AM SORRY TO SAY THAT THE COLONEL LOATHED ALL THINGS AMERICAN SAVING HIS DAUGHTER WHOM HE WORSHIPPED AND I THINK NO ONE WHO COULD HAVE SEEN HER PREPARING HIS SECOND CUP OF TEA WOULD HAVE DISPUTED THAT IN MAKING THIS EXCEPTION HE ACTED WITH A SHOW OF REASON
 strike me as being the most ungodly menagerie ever gotten together under one roof since Noah landed on Ararat.'"] You must make allowances for the fact that, on this especial morning, he was still suffering from a recent twinge of the gout, and that his toast was somewhat dryer than he liked it; and, most potent of all, that the foreign mail, just in, had caused him to rebel anew against the proprieties and his daughter's inclinations, which chained him to Selwoode, in the height of the full London season, to preside over a house-party every member of which he cordially disliked. Therefore, the Colonel having glanced through the well-known names of those at Lady Pevensey's last cotillion, groaned and glared at his daughter, who sat opposite him, and reviled his daughter's friends with point and fluency, and characterised them as above, for the reason that he was hungered at heart for the shady side of Pall Mall, and that their presence at Selwoode prevented his attaining this Elysium. N THIS PARTICULAR STATE OF MIND FOR ORDINARILY HE WAS AS PLEASANT SPOKEN A GENTLEMAN AS YOU WILL BE APT TO MEET ON THE LONGEST SUMMER DAY YOU MUST MAKE ALLOWANCES FOR THE FACT THAT ON THIS SPECIAL MORNING HE WAS STILL SUFFERING FROM A RECENT TWINGE OF THE GOUT AND THAT HIS TOAST WAS SOMEWHAT DRIER THAN HE LIKED IT AND MOST POTENT OF ALL THAT THE FOREIGN MALE JUST IN HAD CAUSED HIM TO REBEL ANEW AGAINST THE PROPRIETIES AND HIS DAUGHTER'S INCLINATIONS WHICH CHAINED HIM TO SELLWOOD IN THE HEIGHT OF THE FULL LONDON SEASON TO PRESIDE OVER A HOUSE PARTY EVERY MEMBER OF WHICH HE CORDIALLY DISLIKED THEREFORE THE COLONEL HAVING GLANCED THROUGH THE WELL KNOWN NAMES OF THOSE AT LADY PEVENCY'S LAST COTILLION GROANED AND GLARED AT HIS DAUGHTER WHO SAT OPPOSITE HIM AND REVILED HIS DAUGHTER'S FRIENDS WITH POINT AND FLUENCY AND CHARACTERIZED THEM AS ABOVE FOR THE REASON THAT HE WAS HUNGERED AT HEART FOR THE SHADY SIDE OF PALL MALL AND THAT THEIR PRESENCE AT SELWOOD PREVENTED HIS ATTAINING THIS ELYSIUM
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