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What puzzled him was the uniform gravity which they accorded equally  as it appeared to him  to the discussion of the most pompous platitudes and of the most arrant nonsense. WHAT PUZZLED HIM WAS THE UNIFORM GRAVITY WHICH THEY ACCORDED EQUALLY AS IT APPEARED TO HIM TO THE DISCUSSION OF THE MOST POMPOUS PLATITUDES AND OF THE MOST ARRANT NONSENSE
 in his whimsical way. Miss Hugonin had been strangely silent; but she returned Mr. Kennaston's smile, and began to take part in the conversation. "You're only an ignorant child," she rebuked him, "and a very naughty child, too, to make fun of us in this fashion." "Yes," Mr. Kennaston assented, "I am wilfully ignorant. The world adores ignorance; and where ignorance is kissed it is folly to be wise. To-morrow I shall read you a chapter from my 'Defense of Ignorance,' which my confiding publisher is going to bring out in the autumn." So the table-talk went on, and now Margaret bore a part therein. * * * * * However, I do not think we need record it further. Mr. Woods listened in a sort of a daze. Adèle Haggage and Hugh Van Orden were conversing in low tones at one end of the table; the Colonel was eating his luncheon, silently and with a certain air of resignation; and so Billy Woods was left alone to attend and marvel. The ideas they advanced seemed to him, for the most part, sensible.  TO BE PRACTICAL AND HE LAUGHED TOWARD MARGARET IN HIS WHIMSICAL WAY MISS YGONAN HAD BEEN STRANGELY SILENT BUT SHE RETURNED MISTER KENNASTON'S SMILE AND BEGAN TO TAKE PART IN THE CONVERSATION YOU'RE ONLY AN IGNORANT CHILD SHE REBUKED HIM AND A VERY NAUGHTY CHILD TOO TO MAKE FUN OF US IN THIS FASHION YES MISTER KENASTON ASSENTED I AM WILFULLY IGNORANT THE WORLD ADORES IGNORANCE AND WHERE IGNORANCE IS KISED IT IS FOLLY TO BE WISE TO MORROW I SHALL READ YOU A CHAPTER FROM MY DEFENCE OF IGNORANCE WHICH MY CONFIDING PUBLISHER IS GOING TO BRING OUT IN THE AUTUMN SO THE TABLE TALK WENT ON AND NOW MARGARET BORE A PART THEREIN HOWEVER I DO NOT THINK WE NEED RECORD IT FURTHER MISTER WOODS LISTENED IN A SORT OF DAZE ADELL HAGGAGE AND HUGH VAN HORNEN WERE CONVERSING IN LOW TONES AT ONE END OF THE TABLE THE COLONEL WAS EATING HIS LUNCHEON SILENTLY AND WITH A CERTAIN AIR OF RESIGNATION SO BILLY WOODS WAS LEFT ALONE TO ATTEND AND MARVEL THE IDEAS THEY ADVANCED SEEMED TO HIM FOR THE MOST PART SENSIBLE
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