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"Surely," Mrs. Saumarez protested, "art has nothing to do with morality. SURELY MISSUS SOMERIS PROTESTED ART HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MORALITY
the unpleasant parts left out. And I am sure," Mrs. Saumarez added, handsomely, and clinching her argument, "that Mr. Kennaston gives us much better sunsets in his poems than I have ever seen in the west." He acknowledged this with a bow. "Not sherry--claret, if you please," said Mr. Jukesbury. "Art should be an expurgated edition of Nature," he repeated, with a suave chuckle. "Do you know, I consider that admirably put, Mrs. Saumarez--admirably, upon my word. Ah, if our latter-day writers would only take that saying to heart! We do not need to be told of the vice and corruption prevalent, I am sorry to say, among the very best people; what we really need is continually to be reminded of the fact that pure hearts and homes and happy faces are to be found to-day alike in the palatial residences of the wealthy and in the humbler homes of those less abundantly favoured by Fortune, and yet dwelling together in harmony and Christian resignation and--er--comparatively moderate circumstances. TED EDITION OF NATURE WITH ALL THE UNPLEASANT PARTS LEFT OUT AND I AM SURE MISSUS SOMMEREZ ADDED HANDSOMELY AND CLINCHING HER ARGUMENT THAT MISTER CANASTON GIVES US MUCH BETTER SUNSETS IN HIS POEMS THAN I HAVE EVER SEEN IN THE WEST HE ACKNOWLEDGED THIS WITH A BOW NOT SHERRY CLARET IF YOU PLEASE SAID MISTER JEWKESBURY ART SHOULD BE AN EXPURGATED EDITION OF NATURE HE REPEATED WITH A SUAVE CHUCKLE DEAR NO I CONSIDER THAT ADMIRABLY PUT MISSUS SOMMEREZ ADMIRABLY UPON MY WORD AH IF OUR LATTER DAY WRITERS WOULD ONLY TAKE THAT SAYING TO HEART WE DO NOT NEED TO BE TOLD OF THE VICE AND CORRUPTION PREVALENT I AM SORRY TO SAY AMONG THE VERY BEST PEOPLE WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS CONTINUALLY TO BE REMINDED OF THE FACT THAT PURE HEARTS AND HOMES AND HAPPY FACES ARE TO BE FOUND TO DAY ALIKE IN THE PALATIAL RESIDENCES OF THE WEALTHY AND IN THE HUMBLER HOMES OF THOSE LESS ABUNDANTLY FAVORED BY FORTUNE AND YET DWELLING TOGETHER IN HARMONY AND CHRISTIAN RESIGNATION AND ER COMPARATIVELY MODERATE CIRCUMSTANCES
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