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"Love in a cottage?  is it thus the poet turns his lay? That's damn' nonsense! I tell you, even in a cottage the plumber's bill has to be paid, and the grocer's little account settled every month. LOVE AT A COTTAGE IS IT THUS THE POET TURNS HIS LEG THAT'S DAMN NONSENSE I TELL YOU EVEN IN A COTTAGE THE PLUMBER'S BILL HAS TO BE PAID AND THE GROCER'S LITTLE ACCOUNTS SETTLED EVERY MONTH
 had a quarrel with Frederick, for, by gad--not to speak unkindly of the dead, my dear--Frederick quarrelled with every one he ever knew, from the woman who nursed him to the doctor who gave him his last pill. He may have gotten his genius for money-making from Heaven, but he certainly got his temper from the devil. I really believe," said the Colonel, reflectively, "it was worse than mine. Yes, not a doubt of it--I'm a lamb in comparison. But he had his way, after all; and even now poor Billy can't get Selwoode without taking you with it," and he caught his daughter's face between his hands and turned it toward his for a moment. "I wonder now," said he, in meditative wise, "if Billy will consider that a drawback?" It seemed very improbable. Any number of marriageable males would have sworn it was unthinkable. However, "Of course," Margaret began, in a crisp voice, "if you advise Mr. Woods to marry me as a good speculation--" But her father caught her up, with a whistle. "Eh?" said he. AIN'T RIGHT HE SHOULD LOSE IT SIMPLY BECAUSE HE HAD A QUARREL WITH FREDERICK FOR BY GOD NOT TO SPEAK UNKINDLY OF THE DEAD MY DEAR FREDERICK QUARRELLED WITH EVERYONE HE EVER KNEW FROM THE WOMAN WHO NURSED HIM TO THE DOCTOR WHO GAVE HIM HIS LAST PILL HE MAY HAVE GOTTEN HIS GENIUS FOR MONEY MAKING FROM HEAVEN BUT HE CERTAINLY GOT HIS TEMPER FROM THE DEVIL I REALLY BELIEVE SAID THE COLONEL REFLECTIVELY IT WAS WORSE THAN MINE YES NOT A DOUBT OF IT I'M A LAMB IN COMPARISON BUT HE HAD HIS WAY AFTER ALL AND EVEN NOW POOR BILLY CAN'T GET SELLWARD WITHOUT TAKING YOU WITH IT AND HE CAUGHT HIS DAUGHTER'S FACE BETWEEN HIS HANDS AND TURNED IT TOWARD HIS FOR A MOMENT I WONDER NOW SAID HE IN MEDITATIVE WISE IF BILLY WILL CONSIDER THAT A DRAWBACK IT SEEMED VERY IMPROBABLE ANY NUMBER OF MARRIAGEABLE MALES WOULD HAVE SWORN IT WAS UNTHINKABLE HOWEVER OF COURSE MARGARET BEGAN IN A CRISP VOICE IF YOU ADVISE MISTER WOODS TO MARRY ME AS A GOOD SPECULATION BUT HER FATHER CAUGHT HER UP WITH A WHISTLE OH SAID HE
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