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She often wondered as to what dear sort of a woman that tender eyed, pink cheeked mother of the old miniature had been  the mother who had died when she was two years old. She loved the idea of her, vague as it was. SHE OFTEN WONDERED AS TO WHAT DEAR SORT OF A WOMAN THAT TENDER EYED PINK CHEEKED MOTHER OF THE OLD MINIATURE HAD BEEN THE MOTHER WHO HAD DIED WHEN SHE WAS TWO YEARS OLD SHE LOVED THE IDEA OF HER VAGUE AS IT WAS
n fact, a woman ought not to read anything; a comprehension of the Decalogue and the cookery-book is enough learning for the best of 'em. Your mother never--never--" Colonel Hugonin paused and stared at the open window for a little. He seemed to be interested in something a great way off. "We used to read Ouida's books together," he said, somewhat wistfully. "Lord, Lord, how she revelled in Chandos and Bertie Cecil and those dashing Life Guardsmen! And she used to toss that little head of hers and say I was a finer figure of a man than any of 'em--thirty years ago, good Lord! And I was then, but I ain't now. I'm only a broken-down, cantankerous old fool," declared the Colonel, blowing his nose violently, "and that's why I'm quarrelling with the dearest, foolishest daughter man ever had. Ah, my dear, don't mind me--run your menagerie as you like, and I'll stand it." Margaret adopted her usual tactics; she perched herself on the arm of his chair and began to stroke his cheek very gently. UAL PROPORTIONS IT AIN'T FIT FOR A WOMAN TO READ IN FACT A WOMAN OUGHT NOT TO READ ANYTHING A COMPREHENSION OF THE DECALOGUE AND THE COOKERY BOOK IS ENOUGH LEARNING FOR THE BEST OF EM YOUR MOTHER NEVER NEVERONEL HUGODEN PAUSED AND STARED AT THE OPEN WINDOW FOR A LITTLE HE SEEMED TO BE INTERESTED IN SOMETHING A GREAT WAY OFF WE USED TO READ WEEDO'S BOOKS TOGETHER HE SAID SOMEWHAT WISTFULLY LORD LORD HOW SHE REVELED IN CHANDERS AND BIRDIE SEE AND THOSE DASHING LIFE GUARDSMEN AND SHE USED TO TOSS THE LITTLE HEAD OF HERS AND SAY I WAS A FINER FIGURE OF HER MAN THAN ANY OF EM THIRTY YEARS AGO GOOD LORD AND I WAS THEN BUT I AIN'T NOW ONLY A BROKEN DOWN CANTANKEROUS OLD FOOL DECLARED THE COLONEL BLOWING HIS NOSE VIOLENTLY AND THAT'S WHY I'M QUARRELLING WITH THE DEAREST FOOLISHEST DOLTER A MAN EVER HAD AH MY DEAR DON'T MIND ME RUN YOUR MENAGERIE AS YOU LIKE AND I'LL STAND IT MARGARET ADOPTED HER USUAL TACTICS SHE PERCHED HERSELF ON THE ARM OF HIS CHAIR AND BEGAN TO STROKE HIS CHEEK VERY GENTLY
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