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And here is my friend Jukesbury, whose eloquent pleas for a higher life have turned so many workmen from gin and improvidence, and which in a printed form are disseminated even in such remote regions as Africa, where I am told they have produced the most satisfactory results upon the unsophisticated but polygamous monarchs of that continent. AND HERE IS MY FRIEND JEWKESBURY WHOSE ELOQUENT PLEAS FOR A HIGHER LIFE HAVE TURNED SO MANY WORKMEN FROM GIN AND IMPROVIDENCE AND WHICH IN A PRINTED FORM ARE DISSEMINATED EVEN IN SUCH REMOTE REGIONS AS AFRICA WHERE I AM TOLD THEY HAVE PRODUCED THE MOST SATISFACTORY RESULTS UPON THE UNSOPHISTICATED BUT POLYGAMOUS MONARCHS OF THAT CONTINENT
tions." She breathed heavily, and looked at Mr. Woods as if, somehow, he was responsible. Then she gave the name of the book to Petheridge Jukesbury. He wished to have it placed on the _Index Expurgatorius_ of the Brotherhood of Benevolence, he said. "Dear, dear," Felix Kennaston sighed, as Mr. Jukesbury made a note of it; "you are all so practical. You perceive an evil and proceed at once, in your common-sense way, to crush it, to stamp it out. Now, I can merely lament certain unfortunate tendencies of the age; I am quite unable to contend against them. Do you know," Mr. Kenneston continued gaily, as he trifled with a bunch of grapes, "I feel horribly out-of-place among you? Here is Mrs. Saumarez creating an epidemic of useful and improving knowledge throughout the country, by means of her charming lectures. Here is Mrs. Haggage, the mainspring, if I may say so, of any number of educational and philanthropic alarm clocks which will some day rouse the sleeping public from its lethargy.  ABSENT AND ILLICIT RELATIONS SHE BREATHED HEAVILY AND LOOKED AT MISTER WORDS AS IF SOMEHOW HE WAS RESPONSIBLE THEN SHE GAVE THE NAME OF THE BOOK TO PETHERIDGE JUKESBURY HE WISHED TO HAVE IT PLACED ON THE INDEX EXPURGATORIUS OF THE BROTHER IN A BENEVOLENCE HE SAID DEAR DEAR FELIX CLASSED AND SIGHED AS MISTER JEWKESBURY MADE A NOTE OF IT YOU ARE ALL SO PRACTICAL YOU PERCEIVE AN EVIL AND PROCEED AT ONCE IN YOUR COMMON SENSE WAY TO CRUSH IT TO STAMP IT OUT NOW I CAN MERELY LAMENT CERTAIN UNFORTUNATE TENDENCIES OF THE AGE I AM QUITE UNABLE TO CONTEND AGAINST THEM DO YOU KNOW MISTER CONNASTON CONTINUED GAILY AS HE TRIFLED WITH A BUNCH OF GRAPES I FEEL HORRIBLY OUT OF PLACE AMONG YOU HERE IS MISSUS SOMMEREZ CREATING AN EPIDEMIC OF USEFUL AND IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY BY MEANS OF HER CHARMING LECTURES HERE IS MISSUS HAGGAGE THE MAINSPRING IF I MAY SAY SO OF ANY NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL AND PHILANTHROPIC ALARM CLOCKS WHICH WILL SOME DAY ROUSE THE SLEEPING PUBLIC FROM ITS LETHARGY
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