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"Unfortunately, we can't afford to. You don't know what a world of trouble I take in trying to rival the lilies in their artistic simplicity." UNFORTUNATELY WE CAN'T AFFORD TO YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT A WORLD OF TROUBLE I TAKE IN TRYING TO RIVAL THE LILIES IN THEIR ARTISTIC SIMPLICITY
country village, you are of necessity intellectual. Also she had been twice to Fecamp to pick up a good French accent from the Americans staying there; consequently she had a knowledge of the world which might be considered useful in dealings with a worldling. Hence the congratulations in the family when Amabel undertook the reformation of its wayward member. Amabel commenced operations by asking her unsuspecting pupil to tea in the vicarage garden; she believed in the healthy influence of natural surroundings, never having been in Sicily, where things are different. And like every woman who has ever preached repentance to unregenerate youth, she dwelt on the sin of an empty life, which always seems so much more scandalous in the country, where people rise early to see if a new strawberry has happened during the night. Reginald recalled the lilies of the field, "which simply sat and looked beautiful, and defied competition." "But that is not an example for us to follow," gasped Amabel. AETERLINCK IN A SMALL COUNTRY VILLAGE YOU ARE OF NECESSITY INTELLECTUAL ALSO SHE HAD BEEN TWICE TO FECAMP TO PICK UP A GOOD FRENCH ACCENT FROM THE AMERICANS STAYING THERE CONSEQUENTLY SHE HAD A KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD WHICH MIGHT BE CONSIDERED USEFUL IN DEALINGS WITH A WORLDLING HENCE THE CONGRATULATIONS IN THE FAMILY WHEN AMABEL UNDERTOOK THE REFORMATION OF ITS WAYWARD MEMBER AMABEL COMMENCED OPERATIONS BY ASKING HER UNSUSPECTING PUPIL TO TEA IN THE VICARAGE GARDEN SHE BELIEVED IN THE HEALTHY INFLUENCE OF NATURAL SURROUNDINGS NEVER HAVING BEEN IN SICILY WHERE THINGS ARE DIFFERENT AND LIKE EVERY WOMAN WHO HAS EVER PREACHED REPENTANCE TO UNREGENERATE YOUTH SHE DWELT ON THE SIN OF AN EMPTY LIFE WHICH ALWAYS SEEMS SO MUCH MORE SCANDALOUS IN THE COUNTRY WHERE PEOPLE RISE EARLY TO SEE IF A NEW STRAWBERRY HAS HAPPENED DURING THE NIGHT REGINALD RECALLED THE LILIES OF THE FIELD WHICH SIMPLY SAT AND LOOKED BEAUTIFUL AND DEFIED COMPETITION BUT THAT IS NOT AN EXAMPLE FOR US TO FOLLOW GASPED AMABEL
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