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And, after all, that was the one thing that really mattered, though of course Billy would always despise her. He would be quite right, too, the girl thought humbly. AND AFTER ALL THAT WAS THE ONLY ONE THING THAT MATTERED THOUGH OF COURSE BILLY WOULD ALWAYS DESPISE HER HE WOULD BE QUITE RIGHT TOO THE GIRL THOUGHT HUMBLY
 also, I believe, there was a note concerning the hollowness of life and the worthlessness of society in general. In a word, Margaret fell back upon the extreme cynicism and world-weariness of twenty-three, and assured herself that she despised everybody, whereas, as a matter of fact, she never in her life succeeded in disliking anything except mice and piano-practice, and, for a very little while, Billy Woods; and this for the very excellent reason that the gods had fashioned her solely to the end that she might love all mankind, and in return be loved by humanity in general and adored by that portion of it which inhabits trousers. But, "The rats always desert a sinking ship," said Miss Hugonin, with the air of one delivering a particularly original sentiment. "They make me awfully tired, and I don't care for them in the least. But Petheridge Jukesbury is a _dear_, and I may be poor now, but I _did_ try to do good with the money when I had it, and _anyhow_, Billy is going to get well. F BECOMING A BIT OF A MISANTHROPE ALSO I BELIEVE THERE WAS A NOTE CONCERNING THE HOLLOWNESS OF LIFE AND THE WORTHLESSNESS OF SOCIETY IN GENERAL IN A WORD MARGARET FELL BACK UPON THE EXTREME CYNICISM AND WORLD WEARINESS OF TWENTY THREE AND ASSURED HERSELF THAT SHE DESPISED EVERYBODY WHEREAS AS A MATTER OF FACT SHE NEVER IN HER LIFE SUCCEEDED IN DISLIKING ANYTHING EXCEPT MICE AND PIANO PRACTICE AND FOR A VERY LITTLE WHILE BILLY WOODS AND THIS FOR THE VERY EXCELLENT REASON THAT THE GODS HAD FASHIONED HER SOLELY TO THE END THAT SHE MIGHT LOVE ALL MANKIND AND IN RETURN BE LOVED BY HUMANITY IN GENERAL AND ADORED BY THAT PORTION OF IT WHICH INHABITS TROUSERS BUT THE RATS ALWAYS DESERT A SINKING SHIP SAID MISS HUGONAN WITH THE AIR OF ONE DELIVERING A PARTICULARLY ORIGINAL SENTIMENT THEY MAKE ME AWFULLY TIRED AND I DON'T CARE FOR THEM IN THE LEAST THAT PETHRIDGE JEWKESBURY IS A DEAR AND I MAY BE POOR NOW BUT I DID TRY TO DO GOOD WITH THE MONEY WHEN I HAD IT AND ANYHOW BILLY IS GOING TO GET WELL
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