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You may suspect what you choose. I warn you in advance that I have no part whatever in her story; and if my admiration for her given name appear somewhat excessive, I can only protest that in this dissentient world every one has a right to his own taste. I knew Margaret. YOU MAY SUSPECT WHAT YOU CHOOSE I WARN YOU IN ADVANCE THAT I HAVE NO PART WHATEVER IN HER STORY AND IF MY ADMIRATION FOR HER GIVEN NAME APPEARS SOMEWHAT EXCESSIVE I CAN ONLY PROTEST THAT IN THIS DISSENTIENT WORLD EVERY ONE HAS A RIGHT TO HIS OWN TASTE I KNEW MARGARET
for it is a name that fits a woman--any woman--as neatly as her proper size in gloves. Yes, the first point I wish to make is that a woman-child, once baptised Margaret, is thereby insured of a suitable name. Be she grave or gay in after-life, wanton or pious or sullen, comely or otherwise, there will be no possible chance of incongruity; whether she develop a taste for winter-gardens or the higher mathematics, whether she take to golf or clinging organdies, the event is provided for. One has only to consider for a moment, and if among a choice of Madge, Marjorie, Meta, Maggie, Margherita, Peggy, and Gretchen, and countless others--if among all these he cannot find a name that suits her to a T--why, then, the case is indeed desperate and he may permissibly fall back upon Madam or--if the cat jump propitiously, and at his own peril--on Darling or Sweetheart. The second proof that this name must be the best of all possible names is that Margaret Hugonin bore it. And so the murder is out. N BE BESTOWED UPON A GIRL CHILD FOR IT IS A NAME THAT FITS A WOMAN ANY WOMAN AS NEATLY AS HER PROPER SIZE IN GLOVES YES THE FIRST POINT I WISH TO MAKE IS THAT A WOMAN CHILD ONCE BAPTIZED MARGARET IS THEREBY INSURED OF A SUITABLE NAME BE SHE GRAVE OR GAY IN AFTER LIFE WANTON OR PIOUS OR SULLEN COMELY OR OTHERWISE THERE WILL BE NO POSSIBLE CHANCE OF INCONGRUITY WHETHER SHE DEVELOP A TASTE FOR WINTER GARDENS OR THE HIGHER MATHEMATICS WHETHER SHE TAKE TO GOLF OR CLINGING ORGANDIES THE EVENT IS PROVIDED FOR ONE HAS ONLY TO CONSIDER FOR A MOMENT AND IF AMONG A CHOICE OF MADGE MARJORIE META MAGGIE MARGUERITA PEGGY AND GRETCHEN AND COUNTLESS OTHERS IF AMONG ALL THESE HE CANNOT FIND A NAME THAT SUITS HER TO A T WHY THEN THE CASE IS INDEED DESPERATE AND HE MAY PERMISSIBLY FALL BACK UPON MADAM OR IF THE CAT JUMP PROPITIOUSLY AND AT HIS OWN PERIL ON DARLING OR SWEETHEART THE SECOND PROOF THAT THIS NAME MUST BE THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE NAMES IS THAT MARGARET HUGONIN BORE IT AND SO THE MURDER IS OUT
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