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I purchased the entire set at once and read them carefully, in order to make sure that I was perfectly justified in warning my working girls' classes against them. I wish to misjudge no man  not even a member of a nation notoriously devoted to absinthe and illicit relations." I PURCHASED THE ENTIRE SET AT ONCE AND READ THEM CAREFULLY IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS PERFECTLY JUSTIFIED IN WARNING MY WORKING GIRLS CLASSES AGAINST THEM I WISH TO MISJUDGE NO MAN NOT EVEN A MEMBER OF A NATION NOTORIOUSLY DEVOTED TO ABSENT AND ILLICIT RELATIONS
 the Society for the Betterment of Civic Government and Sewerage, and of the Ladies' League for the Edification of the Impecunious. "And I am glad to see," Mrs. Haggage presently went on, "that the literature of the day is so largely beginning to chronicle the sayings and doings of the labouring classes. The virtues of the humble must be admitted in spite of their dissolute and unhygienic tendencies. Yes," Mrs. Haggage added, meditatively, "our literature is undoubtedly acquiring a more elevated tone; at last we are shaking off the scintillant and unwholesome influence of the French." "Ah, the French!" sighed Mr. Kennaston; "a people who think depravity the soul of wit! Their art is mere artfulness. They care nothing for Nature." "No," Mrs. Haggage assented; "they prefer nastiness. _All_ French books are immoral. I ran across one the other day that was simply hideously indecent--unfit for a modest woman to read. And I can assure you that none of its author's other books are any better. SO THE MADAM PRESIDENT BOTH OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE BETTERMENT OF CIVIC GOVERNMENT AND SEWERIDGE AND OF THE LADIES LEAGUE FOR THE EDIFICATION OF THE IMPECUNIOUS AND I AM GLAD TO SEE MISSUS HAGGAGE PRESENTLY WENT ON THAT THE LITERATURE OF THE DAY IS SO LARGELY BEGINNING TO CHRONICLE THE SAYINGS AND DOINGS OF THE LABOURING CLASSES THE VIRTUES OF THE HUMBLE MUST BE ADMITTED IN SPITE OF THEIR DISSOLUTE AND UNHYGIENIC TENDENCIES YES MISSUS HAGGAGE ADDED MEDITATIVELY OUR LITERATURE IS UNDOUBTEDLY ACQUIRING A MORE ELEVATED TONE AT LAST WE ARE SHAKING OFF THE SCINTILLANT AND UNWHOLESOME INFLUENCE OF THE FRENCH AH THE FRENCH SIGHED MISTER CANNASTON A PEOPLE WHO THINK DEPRAVITY THE SOUL OF WIT THEIR ART IS MERE ARTFULNESS THEY CARE NOTHING FOR NATURE NO MISSUS HAGGARD ASSENTED THEY PREFER NASTINESS ALL FRENCH BOOKS ARE IMMORAL I RAN ACROSS ONE THE OTHER DAY THAT WAS SIMPLY HIDEOUSLY INDECENT UNFIT FOR A MODEST WOMAN TO READ AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT NONE OF ITS AUTHOR'S OTHER BOOKS ARE ANY BETTER
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