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The moon found it edifying, but rather dull. After a little Mr. Kennaston paused in his boyish, ebullient speech, and they sat in silence. The lisping of the fountains was very audible. In the heavens, the moon climbed a little further and registered a manifestly impossible hour on the sun dial. It also brightened. THE MOON FOUND IT EDIFYING BUT RATHER DULL AFTER A LITTLE MISTER CONNASTON PAUSED IN HIS BOYISH OBLIENT SPEECH AND THEY SAT IN SILENCE THE LISPING OF THEUNTAINS WAS VERY AUDIBLE IN THE HEAVENS THE MOON CLIMBED A LITTLE FURTHER AND REGISTERED A MANIFESTLY IMPOSSIBLE HOUR ON THE SUN DIAL IT ALSO BRIGHTENED
building, the ground plan of which is L-shaped. Its two outer sides are formed by covered cloisters leading to the palm-garden, and by moonlight--the night bland and sweet with the odour of growing things, vocal with plashing fountains, spangled with fire-flies that flicker indolently among a glimmering concourse of nymphs and fauns eternally postured in flight or in pursuit--by moonlight, I say, the court at Selwoode is perhaps as satisfactory a spot for a _tête-à-tête_ as this transitory world affords. Mr. Kennaston was in vein to-night; he scintillated; he was also a little nervous. This was probably owing to the fact that Margaret, leaning against the back of the stone bench on which they both sat, her chin propped by her hand, was gazing at him in that peculiar, intent fashion of hers which--as I think I have mentioned--caused you fatuously to believe she had forgotten there were any other trousered beings extant. Mr. Kennaston, however, stuck to apt phrases and nice distinctions. WOOD LIES IN THE ANGLE OF THE BUILDING THE GROUND PLANE OF WHICH IS L SHAPED ITS TWO OUTER SIDES ARE FORMED BY COVERED CLOISTERS LEADING TO THE PALM GARDEN AND BY MOONLIGHT THE NIGHT BLAND AND SWEET WITH THE ODOR OF GROWING THINGS VOCAL WITH PLASHING FOUNTAINS SPANGLED FIREFLIES THAT FLICKER INDOLENTLY AMONG A GLIMMERING CONCOURSE OF NYMPHS AND FAWNS ETERNALLY POSTURED IN FLIGHT OR IN PURSUIT BY MOONLIGHT I SAY THE COURT AT SELWOOD IS PERHAPS AS SATISFACTORY A SPOT FOR A TETE A TETE AS THIS TRANSITORY WORLD AFFORDS MISTER KENNASTON WAS IN VAIN TO NIGHT HE SCINTILLATED HE WAS ALSO A BIT NERVOUS THIS WAS PROBABLY OWING TO THE FACT THAT MARGARET LEANING AGAINST THE BACK OF THE STONE BENCH ON WHICH THEY BOTH SAT HER CHIN PROPPED BY HER HAND WAS GAZING AT HIM IN THAT PECULIAR INTENT FASHION OF HERS WHICH AS I THINK I HAVE MENTIONED CAUSED YOU FATUOUSLY TO BELIEVE SHE HAD FORGOTTEN THERE WERE ANY OTHER TROUSERED BEINGS EXTANT MISTER CANASTON HOWEVER STUCK TO APT PHRASES AND NICE DISTINCTIONS
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