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At present the old gentleman is discussing the members of his daughter's house party. We will omit, by your leave, a number of picturesque descriptive passages  for the Colonel is, on occasion, a man of unfettered speech  and come hastily to the conclusion, to the summing up of the whole matter. AT PRESENT THE OLD GENTLEMAN IS DISCUSSING THE MEMBERS OF HIS DAUGHTER'S HOUSE PARTY WE WILL OMIT BY YOUR LEAVE A NUMBER OF PICTURESQUE DESCRIPTIVE PASSAGES FOR THE COLONEL IS ON OCCASION A MAN OF UNFETTERED SPEECH AND COME HASTILY TO THE CONCLUSION TO THE SUMMING UP OF THE WHOLE MATTER
e progress of our comedy she appear to act with an utter lack of reason or even common-sense--as every woman worth the winning must do once or twice in a lifetime--that I be permitted to record the fact, to set it down in all its ugliness, nay, even to exaggerate it a little--all to the end that I may eventually exasperate you and goad you into crying out, "Come, come, you are not treating the girl with common justice!" For, if such a thing were possible, I should desire you to rival even me in a liking for Margaret Hugonin. And speaking for myself, I can assure you that I have come long ago to regard her faults with the same leniency that I accord my own. II We begin on a fine May morning in Colonel Hugonin's rooms at Selwoode, which is, as you may or may not know, the Hugonins' country-place. And there we discover the Colonel dawdling over his breakfast, in an intermediate stage of that careful toilet which enables him later in the day to pass casual inspection as turning forty-nine. E I STIPULATE THAT IF IN THE PROGRESS OF OUR COMEDY SHE APPEARED TO ACT WITH AN UTTER LACK OF REASON OR EVEN COMMON SENSE AS EVERY WOMAN WORTH THE WINNING MUST DO ONCE OR TWICE IN A LIFETIME THAT I BE PERMITTED TO RECORD THE FACT TO SET IT DOWN IN ALL ITS UGLINESS NAY EVEN TO EXAGGERATE IT A LITTLE ALL TO THE END THAT I MAY EVENTUALLY EXASPERATE YOU AND GOAD YOU INTO CRYING OUT COME COME YOU ARE NOT TREATING THE GIRL WITH COMMON JUSTICE FOR IF SUCH A THING WERE POSSIBLE I SHOULD DESIRE YOU TO RIVAL EVEN ME IN A LIKING FOR MARGARET HUGONEN AND SPEAKING FOR MYSELF I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I HAVE COME LONG AGO TO REGARD HER FAULTS WITH THE SAME LENIENCY THAT I CHORD MY OWN TWO WE BEGIN ON A FINE MAY MORNING IN COLONEL HUGONAN'S ROOMS AT SELLWOOD WHICH IS AS YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE HUGONIAN'S COUNTRY PLACE AND THERE WE DISCOVER THE COLONEL DAWDLING OVER HIS BREAKFAST IN AN INTERMEDIATE STAGE OF THAT CAREFUL TOILET WHICH ENABLES HIM LATER IN THE DAY TO PASS CASUAL INSPECTION AS TURNING FORTY NINE
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