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Billy was forced to be polite to his uncle's guest; and Margaret couldn't well be discourteous to her host's nephew, could she? Of course not: so it befell in the course of time that Frederick R. BILLY WAS FORCED TO BE POLITE TO HIS UNCLE'S GUEST AND MARGARET COULDN'T WELL BE DISCOURTEOUS TO HER HOST'S NEPHEW COULD SHE OF COURSE NOT SO IT BEFELL IN THE COURSE OF TIME THAT FREDERICK R
y will tell you, was married to Thomas Hugonin, then a gallant cavalry officer in the service of Her Majesty, the Empress of India. And she must have been the nicer of the two, because everybody who knew her says that Margaret Hugonin is exactly like her. So it came about naturally enough, that Billy Woods, now an _Artium Baccalaureus_, if you please, and not a little proud of it, found the Colonel and his daughter, then on a visit to this country, installed at Selwoode as guests and quasi-relatives. And Billy was twenty-two, and Margaret was nineteen. * * * * * Precisely what happened I am unable to tell you. Billy Woods claims it is none of my business; and Margaret says that it was a long, long time ago and she really can't remember. But I fancy we can all form a very fair notion of what is most likely to occur when two sensible, normal, healthy young people are thrown together in this intimate fashion at a country-house where the remaining company consists of two elderly gentlemen.  BEND AND MARGARET ANSTRUTHER AS THEY WILL TELL YOU WAS MARRIED TO THOMAS HUGONIN THEN A GALLANT CAVALRY OFFICER IN THE SERVICE OF HER MAJESTY THE EMPRESS OF INDIA AND SHE MUST HAVE BEEN THE NICER OF THE TWO BECAUSE EVERYBODY WHO KNEW HER SAYS THAT MARGARET HUGONIAN IS EXACTLY LIKE HER SO IT CAME ABOUT NATURALLY ENOUGH THAT BILLY WOODS NOW AN ARTIAM BACCULORIUS IF YOU PLEASE AND NOT A LITTLE PROUD OF IT FOUND THE COLONEL AND HIS DAUGHTER THEN ON A VISIT TO THIS COUNTRY INSTALLED AT SELWOOD AS GUESTS AND QUASIRE RELATIVES AND BILLY WAS TWENTY TWO AND MARGARET WAS NINETEEN PRECISELY WHAT HAPPENED I AM ABLE TO TELL YOU BILLY WOODS CLAIMS IT IS NONE OF MY BUSINESS AND MARGARET SAYS THAT IT WAS A LONG LONG TIME AGO AND SHE REALLY CAN'T REMEMBER BUT I FANCY WE CAN ALL FORM A VERY FAIR NOTION OF WHAT IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR WHEN TWO SENSIBLE NORMAL HEALTHY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE THROWN TOGETHER IN THIS INTIMATE FASHION AT A COUNTRY HOUSE WHERE THE REMAINING COMPANY CONSISTS OF TWO ELDERLY GENTLEMEN
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