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"Surely," he breathed, "you must know what I have long wanted to tell you  " "Yes, I should think I _did!_" said Margaret, "and if you dare tell me a word of it I'll never speak to you again. It's getting a little monotonous. Good night, Mr. Van Orden." Half way up the stairs she paused and ran lightly back. SURELY HE BREATHED YOU MUST KNOW WHAT I HAVE LONG WANTED TO TELL YOU YES I SHOULD THINK I DID SAID MARGARET AND IF YOU DARE TELL ME A WORD OF IT I'LL NEVER SPEAK TO YOU AGAIN IT'S GETTING A LITTLE MONOTONOUS GOOD NIGHT MISTER VAN ORDEN HALFWAY UP THE STAIRS SHE PAUSED AND RAN LIGHTLY BACK
y-five, and have no bad habits. My press-notices are, as a rule, favourable, my eloquence is accounted considerable, and my dearest aspiration is that you will comfort my declining years. I might add that I adore you, but I think I mentioned that before. Margaret, will you be my blushing bride?" "No!" said Miss Hugonin emphatically. "No, you tipsy old beast--no!" There was a rustle of skirts. The door slammed, and the philanthropist was left alone on the terrace. XI In the living-hall Margaret came upon Hugh Van Orden, who was searching in one of the alcoves for a piece of music that Adèle Haggage wanted and had misplaced. The boy greeted her miserably. "Miss Hugonin," he lamented, "you're awfully hard on me." "I am sorry," said Margaret, "that you consider me discourteous to a guest in my own house." Oh, I grant you Margaret was in a temper now. "It isn't that," he protested; "but I never see you alone. And I've had something to tell you." "Yes?" said she, coldly. He drew near to her. EED A MAN OF AFFAIRS I AM A MAN OF AFFAIRS I AM FORTY FIVE AND HAVE NO BAD HABITS MY PRESS NOTICES ARE AS A RULE FAVOURABLE MY ELOQUENCE IS ACCOUNTED CONSIDERABLE AND MY DEAREST ASPIRATION IS THAT YOU WILL CONVERT MY DECLINING YEARS I MIGHT ADD THAT I ADORE YOU BUT I THINK I MENTIONED THAT BEFORE MARGARET WILL YOU BE MY BLUSHING BRIDE NO SAID MISS JUGONEN EMPHATICALLY NO YOU TIPSY OLD BEAST NO THERE WAS A RUSTLE OF SKIRTS THE DOOR SLAMMED AND THE PHILANTHROPIST WAS LEFT ALONE ON THE TERRACE ELEVEN IN THE LIVING HALL MARGARET CAME UPON HUGH VAN HORDEN WHO WAS SEARCHING IN ONE OF THE ALCOVES FOR A PIECE OF MUSIC THAT A DULL HAGGAGE WANTED AND HAD MISPLACED THE BOY GREETED HER MISERABLY MISS UGONAN HE LAMENTED YOU'RE AWFULLY HARD ON ME I AM SORRY SAID MISS TEGONAN THAT YOU CONSIDER ME DISCOURTEOUS TO A GUEST IN MY OWN HOUSE OH I GRANT YOU MARGARET WAS IN A TEMPER NOW IT ISN'T THAT HE PROTESTED I NEVER SEE YOU ALONE AND I'VE HAD SOMETHING TO TELL YOU YES SAID SHE COLDLY HE DREW NEAR TO HER
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