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"Oh, very well," said the old gentleman; "don't. Be an old maid, and lecture before the Mothers' Club, if you like. I don't care. OH VERY WELL SAID THE OLD GENTLEMAN DON'T BE AN OLD MAID AND LECTURE BEFORE THE MOTHERS CLUB IF YOU LIKE I DON'T CARE
f it--I'm a lamb in comparison. But he had his way, after all; and even now poor Billy can't get Selwoode without taking you with it," and he caught his daughter's face between his hands and turned it toward his for a moment. "I wonder now," said he, in meditative wise, "if Billy will consider that a drawback?" It seemed very improbable. Any number of marriageable males would have sworn it was unthinkable. However, "Of course," Margaret began, in a crisp voice, "if you advise Mr. Woods to marry me as a good speculation--" But her father caught her up, with a whistle. "Eh?" said he. "Love in a cottage?--is it thus the poet turns his lay? That's damn' nonsense! I tell you, even in a cottage the plumber's bill has to be paid, and the grocer's little account settled every month. Yes, by gad, and even if you elect to live on bread and cheese and kisses, you'll find Camembert a bit more to your taste than Sweitzer." "But I don't want to marry anybody, you ridiculous old dear," said Margaret.  IT WAS WORSE THAN MINE YES NOT A DOUBT OF IT I'M A LAMB IN COMPARISON BUT HE HAD HIS WAY AFTER ALL AND EVEN NOW POOR BILLY CAN'T GET SELLWARD WITHOUT TAKING YOU WITH IT AND HE CAUGHT HIS DAUGHTER'S FACE BETWEEN HIS HANDS AND TURNED IT TOWARD HIS FOR A MOMENT I WONDER NOW SAID HE IN MEDITATIVE WISE IF BILLY WILL CONSIDER THAT A DRAWBACK IT SEEMED VERY IMPROBABLE ANY NUMBER OF MARRIAGEABLE MALES WOULD HAVE SWORN IT WAS UNTHINKABLE HOWEVER OF COURSE MARGARET BEGAN IN A CRISP VOICE IF YOU ADVISE MISTER WOODS TO MARRY ME AS A GOOD SPECULATION BUT HER FATHER CAUGHT HER UP WITH A WHISTLE OH SAID HE LOVE AT A COTTAGE IS IT THUS THE POET TURNS HIS LEG THAT'S DAMN NONSENSE I TELL YOU EVEN IN A COTTAGE THE PLUMBER'S BILL HAS TO BE PAID AND THE GROCER'S LITTLE ACCOUNTS SETTLED EVERY MONTH YES BY GOD AND EVEN IF YOU ELECT TO LIVE ON BREAD AND CHEESE AND KISSES YOU'LL FIND CAMEMBER A LITTLE BIT MORE TO YOUR TASTE THAN SWITE SIR BUT I DON'T WANT TO MARRY ANYBODY YOU RIDICULOUS OLD DEAR SAID MARGARET
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