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"A beautiful evening," Petheridge Jukesbury suggested, after a little cogitation. She conceded that this was undeniable. A BEAUTIFUL EVENING PETHERIDGE JUKESBURY SUGGESTED AFTER A COGITATION SHE CONCEDED THAT THIS WAS UNDENIABLE
ars are such as it is seldom my privilege to encounter; but, then, my personal habits are not luxurious, nor my private income precisely what my childish imaginings had pictured it at this comparatively advanced period of life. Ah, youth, youth!--as the poet admirably says, Miss Hugonin, the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts, but its visions of existence are rose-tinged and free from care, and its conception of the responsibilities of manhood--such as taxes and the water-rate--I may safely characterise as extremely sketchy. But pray be seated, Miss Hugonin," Petheridge Jukesbury blandly urged. Common courtesy forced her to comply. So Margaret seated herself on a little red rustic bench. In the moonlight--but I think I have mentioned how Margaret looked in the moonlight; and above her golden head the Eagle, sculptured over the door-way, stretched his wings to the uttermost, half-protectingly, half-threateningly, and seemed to view Mr. Jukesbury with a certain air of expectation. WHAT WISTFULLY YOUR FATHER'S CIGARS ARE SUCH AS IT IS SELDOM MY PRIVILEGE TO ENCOUNTER BUT THEN MY PERSONAL HABITS ARE NOT LUXURIOUS NOR MY PRIVATE INCOME PRECISELY WHAT MY CHILDISH IMAGININGS HAD PICTURED IT AT THIS COMPARATIVELY ADVANCED PERIOD OF LIFE ARE YOUTH YOUTH AS THE POET ADMIRABLY SAYS MONSIEGONAN THE THOUGHTS OF YOUTH ARE LONG LONG THOUGHTS BUT ITS VISIONS OF EXISTENCE ARE ROSE TINGED AND FREE FROM CARE AND ITS CONCEPTION OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANHOOD SUCH AS TAXES AND THE WATER RATE I MAY SAFELY CHARACTERIZE AS EXTREMELY SKETCHY BUT PRAY BE SEATED MISS HUGONAN PETHERIDGE JUKESBURY BLANDLY URGED COMMON COURTESY FORCED HER COMPLY SO MARGARET SEATED HERSELF ON A LITTLE RED RUSTIC BENCH IN THE MOONLIGHT BUT I THINK I HAVE MENTIONED HOW MARGARET LOOKED IN THE MOONLIGHT AND ABOVE HER GOLDEN HEAD THE EAGLE SCULPTURED OVER THE DOORWAY STRETCHED HIS WINGS TO THE UTTERMOST HALF PROTECTINGLY HALF THREATENINGLY AND SEEMED TO VIEW MISTER JUKESBURY WITH A CERTAIN AIR OF EXPECTATION
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