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Why, even as I read my verses to you  those pallid, ineffectual verses that praised you timorously under varied names  even then there pulsed in my veins the riotous pæan of love, the great mad song of love that shamed my paltry rhymes. I cannot be friends with you, child! WHY EVEN AS I READ MY VERSES TO YOU THOSE PALLID INEFFECTUAL VERSES THAT PRAISED YOU TIMOROUSLY UNDER VARIED NAMES EVEN THEN THERE PULSED IN MY VEINS THE RIOTOUS PEON OF LOVE THE GREAT MAD SONG OF LOVE THAT SHAMED MY PALTRY RHYMES I CANNOT BE FRIENDS WITH YOU CHILD
 am only a man, with a man's heart that hungers for you, cries for you, clamours for you day by day! I love you, beautiful child--love you with a poet's love that is alien to these sordid days, with a love that is half worship. I love you as Leander loved his Hero, as Pyramus loved Thisbe. Ah, child, child, how beautiful you are! You are fairest of created women, child--fair as those long-dead queens for whose smiles old cities burned and kingdoms were lightly lost. I am mad for love of you! Ah, have pity upon me, Margaret, for I love you very tenderly!" He delivered these observations with appropriate fervour. "Mr. Kennaston," said she, "I am sorry. We got along so nicely before, and I was _so_ proud of your friendship. We've had such good times together, you and I, and I've liked your verses so, and I've liked you--Oh, please, _please_, let's keep on being just friends!" Margaret wailed, piteously. "Friends!" he cried, and gave a bitter laugh. "I was never friends with you, Margaret. ME AH MARGARET MARGARET HE PLEADED I AM NOT ADAMANT I AM ONLY A MAN WITH A MAN'S HEART THAT HUNGERS FOR YOU CRIES FOR YOU CLAMOURS FOR YOU DAY BY DAY I LOVE YOU BEAUTIFUL CHILD LOVE YOU WITH A POET'S LOVE THAT IS ALIEN TO THESE SORDID DAYS WITH A LOVE THAT IS HALF WORSHIP I LOVE YOU AS LEANDER LOVED HIS HERO AS PYRAMUS LOVED BISBEE AH CHILD CHILD HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE YOU ARE FAIREST OF CREATED WOMEN CHILD FAIR AS THOSE LONG DEAD QUEENS FOR WHOSE SMILES OLD CITIES BURNED AND KINGDOMS WERE LIGHTLY LOST I AM MAD FOR LOVE OF YOU AH HAVE PITY UPON ME MARGARET FOR I LOVE YOU VERY TENDERLY HE DELIVERED THESE OBSERVATIONS WITH APPROPRIATE FERVOUR MISTER CANASTON SAID SHE I AM SORRY WE GOT ALONG SO NICELY BEFORE AND I WAS SO PROUD OF YOUR FRIENDSHIP WE'VE HAD SUCH GOOD TIMES TOGETHER YOU AND I AND I'VE LIKED YOUR VERSES SO AND I'VE LIKED YOU OH PLEASE PLEASE LET'S KEEP ON BEING JUST FRIENDS MARGARET WAILED PITEOUSLY FRIENDS HE CRIED AND GAVE A BITTER LAUGH I WAS NEVER FRIENDS WITH YOU MARGARET
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