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But the conventionalities of life are more powerful than even youthful cynicism and youthful heart break. Prior to devoting herself to a loveless life and the commonplaces of the stoic's tub, Miss Hugonin was compelled by the barest decency to bid her guests Godspeed. And Adèle Haggage kissed her for the first time in her life. BUT THE CONVENTIONALITIES OF LIFE ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN EVEN YOUTHFUL CYNICISM AND YOUTHFUL HEARTBREAK PRIOR TO DEVOTING HERSELF TO A LOVELESS LIFE IN THE COMMONPLACES OF THE STOIC'S TUB MISS UGUNA WAS COMPELLED BY THE BAREST DECENCY TO BID HER GUESTS GODSPEED AND ADELL HAGGAGE KISSED HER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HER LIFE
ism and world-weariness of twenty-three, and assured herself that she despised everybody, whereas, as a matter of fact, she never in her life succeeded in disliking anything except mice and piano-practice, and, for a very little while, Billy Woods; and this for the very excellent reason that the gods had fashioned her solely to the end that she might love all mankind, and in return be loved by humanity in general and adored by that portion of it which inhabits trousers. But, "The rats always desert a sinking ship," said Miss Hugonin, with the air of one delivering a particularly original sentiment. "They make me awfully tired, and I don't care for them in the least. But Petheridge Jukesbury is a _dear_, and I may be poor now, but I _did_ try to do good with the money when I had it, and _anyhow_, Billy is going to get well." And, after all, that was the one thing that really mattered, though of course Billy would always despise her. He would be quite right, too, the girl thought humbly. RGARET FELL BACK UPON THE EXTREME CYNICISM AND WORLD WEARINESS OF TWENTY THREE AND ASSURED HERSELF THAT SHE DESPISED EVERYBODY WHEREAS AS A MATTER OF FACT SHE NEVER IN HER LIFE SUCCEEDED IN DISLIKING ANYTHING EXCEPT MICE AND PIANO PRACTICE AND FOR A VERY LITTLE WHILE BILLY WOODS AND THIS FOR THE VERY EXCELLENT REASON THAT THE GODS HAD FASHIONED HER SOLELY TO THE END THAT SHE MIGHT LOVE ALL MANKIND AND IN RETURN BE LOVED BY HUMANITY IN GENERAL AND ADORED BY THAT PORTION OF IT WHICH INHABITS TROUSERS BUT THE RATS ALWAYS DESERT A SINKING SHIP SAID MISS HUGONAN WITH THE AIR OF ONE DELIVERING A PARTICULARLY ORIGINAL SENTIMENT THEY MAKE ME AWFULLY TIRED AND I DON'T CARE FOR THEM IN THE LEAST THAT PETHRIDGE JEWKESBURY IS A DEAR AND I MAY BE POOR NOW BUT I DID TRY TO DO GOOD WITH THE MONEY WHEN I HAD IT AND ANYHOW BILLY IS GOING TO GET WELL AND AFTER ALL THAT WAS THE ONLY ONE THING THAT MATTERED THOUGH OF COURSE BILLY WOULD ALWAYS DESPISE HER HE WOULD BE QUITE RIGHT TOO THE GIRL THOUGHT HUMBLY
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