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Now, I am sorry that veracity compels me to present the Colonel in 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. NOW I AM SORRY THAT VERACITY COMPELS ME TO PRESENT THE COLONEL IN 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 DA
possible, I should desire you to rival even me in a liking for Margaret Hugonin. And speaking for myself, I can assure you that I have come long ago to regard her faults with the same leniency that I accord my own. II We begin on a fine May morning in Colonel Hugonin's rooms at Selwoode, which is, as you may or may not know, the Hugonins' country-place. And there we discover the Colonel dawdling over his breakfast, in an intermediate stage of that careful toilet which enables him later in the day to pass casual inspection as turning forty-nine. At present the old gentleman is discussing the members of his daughter's house-party. We will omit, by your leave, a number of picturesque descriptive passages--for the Colonel is, on occasion, a man of unfettered speech--and come hastily to the conclusion, to the summing-up of the whole matter. "Altogether," says Colonel Hugonin, "they strike me as being the most ungodly menagerie ever gotten together under one roof since Noah landed on Ararat. ICE FOR IF SUCH A THING WERE POSSIBLE I SHOULD DESIRE YOU TO RIVAL EVEN ME IN A LIKING FOR MARGARET HUGONEN AND SPEAKING FOR MYSELF I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I HAVE COME LONG AGO TO REGARD HER FAULTS WITH THE SAME LENIENCY THAT I CHORD MY OWN TWO WE BEGIN ON A FINE MAY MORNING IN COLONEL HUGONAN'S ROOMS AT SELLWOOD WHICH IS AS YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE HUGONIAN'S COUNTRY PLACE AND THERE WE DISCOVER THE COLONEL DAWDLING OVER HIS BREAKFAST IN AN INTERMEDIATE STAGE OF THAT CAREFUL TOILET WHICH ENABLES HIM LATER IN THE DAY TO PASS CASUAL INSPECTION AS TURNING FORTY NINE AT PRESENT THE OLD GENTLEMAN IS DISCUSSING THE MEMBERS OF HIS DAUGHTER'S HOUSE PARTY WE WILL OMIT BY YOUR LEAVE A NUMBER OF PICTURESQUE DESCRIPTIVE PASSAGES FOR THE COLONEL IS ON OCCASION A MAN OF UNFETTERED SPEECH AND COME HASTILY TO THE CONCLUSION TO THE SUMMING UP OF THE WHOLE MATTER ALTOGETHER SAYS COLONEL HUGONAN THEY STRIKE ME AS BEING THE MOST UNGODLY MENAGERIE EVER GOTTEN TOGETHER UNDER ONE ROOF SINCE NO ONE LANDED ON ARARAT
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