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He had accordingly fallen back on Adèle, and Mrs. Haggage had regained both her trust in Providence and her temper. In the breakfast room, where luncheon was laid out, the Colonel greeted Mr. Woods with the enthusiasm a sailor shipwrecked on a desert island might conceivably display toward the boat crew come to rescue him. HE HAD ACCORDINGLY FALLEN BACK ON ADELL AND MISSUS HAGGAGE HAD REGAINED BOTH HER TRUST IN PROVIDENCE AND HER TEMPER IN THE BREAKFAST ROOM WHERE LUNCHEON WAS LAID OUT THE COLONEL GREETED MISTER WOODS WITH THE ENTHUSIASM A SAILOR SHIPWRECKED ON A DESERT ISLAND MIGHT CONCEIVABLY DISPLAY TOWARD THE BOAT CREW COME TO RESCUE HIM
 am sure I don't. And after it all-- "Oh, dear, dear!" said Margaret; "I _do_ wish he didn't have such nice eyes!" VI On the way to luncheon Mr. Woods came upon Adèle Haggage and Hugh Van Orden, both of whom he knew, very much engrossed in one another, in a nook under the stairway. To Billy it seemed just now quite proper that every one should be in love; wasn't it--after all--the most pleasant condition in the world? So he greeted them with a semi-paternal smile that caused Adèle to flush a little. For she was--let us say, interested--in Mr. Van Orden. That was tolerably well known. In fact, Margaret--prompted by Mrs. Haggage, it must be confessed--had invited him to Selwoode for the especial purpose of entertaining Miss Adèle Haggage; for he was a good match, and Mrs. Haggage, as an experienced chaperon, knew the value of country houses. Very unexpectedly, however, the boy had developed a disconcerting tendency to fall in love with Margaret, who snubbed him promptly and unmercifully. OUR FANCY DICTATES THEY KNOW I AM SURE I DON'T AND AFTER IT ALL OH DEAR DEAR SAID MARGARET I DO WISH HE DIDN'T HAVE SUCH NICE EYES SIX ON THE WAY TO LUNCHEON MISTER WOODS CAME UPON ADELL HAGGAGE AND HUGH VAN ORDEN BOTH OF WHOM HE KNEW VERY MUCH ENGROSSED IN ONE ANOTHER IN A NOOK UNDER THE STAIRWAY TO BILLY IT SEEMED JUST NOW QUITE PROPER THAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE IN LOVE WASN'T IT AFTER ALL THE MOST PLEASANT CONDITION IN THE WORLD SO HE GREETED THEM WITH A SEMI PATERNAL SMILE THAT CAUSED ADELL TO FLUSH A LITTLE FOR SHE WAS LET US SAY INTERESTED IN MISTER VAN HORDEN THAT WAS TOLERABLY WELL KNOWN IN FACT MARGARET PROMPTED BY MISSUS HAGGAGE IT MUST BE CONFESSED HAD INVITED HIM TO SELLWOOD FOR THE ESPECIAL PURPOSE OF ENTERTAINING MISS ADELL HAGGAGE FOR HE WAS A GOOD MATCH AND MISSUS HAGGAGE AS AN EXPERIENCED CHAPERON KNEW THE VALUE OF COUNTRY HOUSES VERY UNEXPECTEDLY HOWEVER THE BOY HAD DEVELOPED A DISCONCERTING TENDENCY TO FALL IN LOVE WITH MARGARET WHO SNUBBED HIM PROMPTLY AND UNMERCIFULLY
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