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And always these vague flights of fancy had ended at this precise point  incinerated, if you will grant me the simile, by the sudden flaming of her cheeks. The thing is common enough. AND ALWAYS THOSE VAGUE FLIGHTS OF FANCY HAD ENDED AT THIS PRECISE POINT INCINERATED IF YOU WILL GRANT ME THE SIMILE BY THE SUDDEN FLAMING OF HER CHEEKS THE THING IS COMMON ENOUGH
sely. He rose and stood aside, with a little bow. "I can wait, child," he said, sadly. "I have already waited a long time." Miss Hugonin escaped into the house without further delay. It was very flattering, of course; he had spoken beautifully, she thought, and nobly and poetically and considerately, and altogether there was absolutely no excuse for her being in a temper. Still, she was. The moon, however, considered the affair as arranged. For she had been no whit more resolute in her refusal, you see, than becomes any self-respecting maid. In fact, she had not refused him; and the experienced moon had seen the hopes of many a wooer thrive, chameleon-like, on answers far less encouraging than that which Margaret had given Felix Kennaston. Margaret was very fond of him. All women like a man who can do a picturesque thing without bothering to consider whether or not he be making himself ridiculous; and more than once in thinking of him she had wondered if--perhaps--possibly--some day--? NK THEN FELIX CONESCED AND ACTED VERY WISELY HE ROSE AND STOOD ASIDE WITH A LITTLE BOW I CAN WAIT CHILD HE SAID SADLY I HAVE ALREADY WAITED A LONG TIME MISS TYGONAN ESCAPED INTO THE HOUSE WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY IT WAS VERY FLATTERING OF COURSE HE HAD SPOKEN BEAUTIFULLY SHE THOUGHT AND NOBLY AND POETICALLY AND CONSIDERATELY AND ALTOGETHER THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE FOR HER BEING IN A TEMPER STILL SHE WAS THE MOON HOWEVER CONSIDERED THE AFFAIR AS ARRANGED FOR SHE HAD BEEN NO WHIT MORE RESOLUTE IN HER REFUSAL YOU SEE THAN BECOMES ANY SELF RESPECTING MAID IN FACT SHE HAD NOT REFUSED HIM AND THE EXPERIENCED MOON HAD SEEN THE HOPES OF MANY A WOOER THRIVE CHAMELEON LIKE ON ANSWERS FAR LESS ENCOURAGING THAN THAT WHICH MARGARET HAD GIVEN FELIX CANNASTON MARGARET WAS VERY FOND OF HIM ALL WOMEN LIKE A MAN WHO CAN DO A PICTURESQUE THING WITHOUT BOTHERING TO CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT HE BE MAKING HIMSELF RIDICULOUS AND MORE THAN ONCE IN THINKING OF HIM SHE HAD WONDERED IF PERHAPS POSSIBLY SOME DAY
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