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And Cock eye Flinks brushed away a tear which I, for one, am inclined to regard as a particularly ambitious flight of his imagination. AND COCKEYE FLINKS BRUSHED AWAY A TEAR WHICH I FOR ONE AM INCLINED TO REGARD AS A PARTICULARLY AMBITIOUS FLIGHT OF HIS IMAGINATION
 of promiscuous charity, and these dicta Margaret parroted glibly enough, to do her justice, so long as there was no immediate question of dispensing alms. But for all that the next whining beggar would move her tender heart, his glib inventions playing upon it like a fiddle, and she would give as recklessly as though there were no such things in the whole wide world as soup-kitchens and organised charities and common-sense. "Because, you know," she would afterward salve her conscience, "I _couldn't_ be sure he didn't need it, whereas I was _quite_ sure I didn't." Now she wavered for a moment. "You didn't say you had a wife before," she suggested. "An invalid," sighed Mr. Flinks--"a helpless invalid, lady. And six small children probably crying for bread at this very moment. Ah, lady, think what my feelings must be to hear 'em cry in vain--think what I must suffer to know that I summoned them cherubs out of Heaven into this here hard, hard world, lady, and now can't do by 'em properly! RS TIMES POINTED OUT TO HER THE EVILS OF PROMISCUOUS CHARITY AND THESE DICTA MARGARET PARROTED GLIBLY ENOUGH TO DO HER JUSTICE SO LONG AS THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE QUESTION OF DISPENSING ALMS BUT FOR ALL THAT THE NEXT WHINING BEGGAR WOULD MOVE HER TENDER HEART HIS GLIB INVENTIONS PLAYING UPON IT LIKE A FIDDLE AND SHE WOULD GIVE AS RECKLESSLY AS THOUGH THERE WERE NO SUCH THINGS IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD AS SOUP KITCHENS AND ORGANIZED CHARITIES AND COMMON SENSE BECAUSE YOU KNOW SHE WOULD AFTERWARDS SALVE HER CONSCIENCE I COULDN'T BE SURE HE DIDN'T NEED IT WHEREAS I WAS QUITE SURE I DIDN'T NOW SHE WAVERED FOR A MOMENT YOU DIDN'T SAY YOU HAD A WIFE BEFORE SHE SUGGESTED AN INVALID SIGHED MISTER FLINKS A HELPLESS INVALID LADY AND SIX SMALL CHILDREN PROBABLY CRYING FOR BREAD AT THIS VERY MOMENT AH LADY THINK WHAT MY FEELINGS MUST BE TO HEAR HIM CRY IN VAIN THINK WHAT I MUST SUFFER TO KNOW THAT I SUMMONED THEM CHERUBS OUT OF HEAVEN INTO THIS HERE HARD HARD WORLD LADY AND NOW CAN'T DO BY EM PROPERLY
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