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"Thank you kindly," murmured the old lady, and she resumed her knitting upon a phantom tam o' shanter, which she was making as a Christmas surprise for her husband. THANK YOU KINDLY MURMURED THE OLD LADY AND SHE RESUMED HER KNITTING UPON A PHANTOM TAM O SHANTER WHICH SHE WAS MAKING AS A CHRISTMAS SURPRISE FOR HER HUSBAND
nd why I spoke, and withal why modern literature generally has been so distressful to me. When you reflect that the world is satisfied that most of man’s criminal instincts are the result of heredity, and that Mr. Noah and I are unable to shift the responsibility for posterity to other shoulders than our own, you will understand my position. We were about the most domestic old couple that ever lived, and when we see the long and varied assortment of crimes that are cropping out everywhere in our descendants it is painful to us to realize what a pair of unconsciously wicked old fogies we must have been.” “We all understand that,” said Cleopatra, kindly; “and we are all prepared to acquit you of any responsibility for the advanced condition of wickedness to-day. Man has progressed since your time, my dear grandma, and the modern improvements in the science of crime are no more attributable to you than the invention of the telephone or the oyster cocktail is attributable to your husband.” U WILL UNDERSTAND WHY I SPOKE AND WITHAL WHY MODERN LITERATURE GENERALLY HAS BEEN SO DISTRESSFUL TO ME WHEN YOU REFLECT THAT THE WORLD IS SATISFIED THAT MOST OF MAN'S CRIMINAL INSTINCTS ARE THE RESULTS OF HEREDITY AND THAT MISTER NOAH AND I ARE UNABLE TO SHIFT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR POSTERITY TO OTHER SHOULDERS THAN OUR OWN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND MY POSITION WE WERE ABOUT THE MOST DOMESTIC OLD COUPLE THAT EVER LIVED AND WHEN WE SEE THE LONG AND VARIED ASSORTMENT OF CRIMES THAT ARE CROPPING OUT EVERYWHERE IN OUR DESCENDANTS IT IS PAINFUL TO US TO REALIZE WHAT A PAIR OF UNCONSCIOUSLY WICKED OLD BOGIES WE MUST HAVE BEEN WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT SAID CLEOPATRA KINDLY AND WE ARE ALL PREPARED TO ACQUIT YOU OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADVANCED CONDITION OF WICKEDNESS TO DAY MAN HAS PROGRESSED SINCE YOUR TIME MY DEAR GRANDMA AND THE MODERN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SCIENCE OF CRIME ARE NO MORE ATTRIBUTABLE TO YOU THAN THE INVENTION OF THE TELEPHONE OR THE OYSTER COCKTAIL IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO YOUR HUSBAND
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