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"That comes of communing with Nature," she reminded him; "and it serves you rightly, for natural communications corrupt good epigrams. I prefer Nature with wide margins and uncut leaves," she spoke, in her best platform manner. THAT COMES OF COMMUNING WITH NATURE SHE REMINDED HIM AND IT SERVES YOU RIGHTLY FOR NATURAL COMMUNICATIONS CORRUPT GOOD EPIGRAMS I PREFER NATURE WITH WIDE MARGINS AND UNCUT LEAVES SHE SPOKE IN HER BEST PLATFORM MANNER
e. There was always an indefinable air of pathos about her; as Hunston Wyke put it, one felt, somehow, that her mother had been of a domineering disposition, and that she took after her father. "Ah, dear lady," Mr. Kennaston cried, playfully, "you, like many of us, have become an alien to Nature in your quest of a mere Earthly Paradox. Epigrams are all very well, but I fancy there is more happiness to be derived from a single impulse from a vernal wood than from a whole problem-play of smart sayings. So few of us are natural," Mr. Kennaston complained, with a dulcet sigh; "we are too sophisticated. Our very speech lacks the tang of outdoor life. Why should we not love Nature--the great mother, who is, I grant you, the necessity of various useful inventions, in her angry moods, but who, in her kindly moments--" He paused, with a wry face. "I beg your pardon," said he, "but I believe I've caught rheumatism lying by that confounded pond." Mrs. Saumarez rallied the poet, with a pale smile.  KIND THAT HAVE HAD SUCH A VOGUE OF LATE THERE WAS ALWAYS AN INDEFINABLE AIR OF PATHOS ABOUT HER AS HUNSON WICK PUT IT ONE FELT SOMEHOW THAT HER MOTHER HAD BEEN OF A DOMINEERING DISPOSITION AND THAT SHE TOOK AFTER HER FATHER AH DEAR LADY MISTER CONNASTON CRIED PLAYFULLY YOU LIKE MANY OF US HAVE BECOME AN ALIEN TO NATURE IN YOUR QUEST OF A MERE EARTHLY PARADOX EPIGRAMS WERE ALL VERY WELL BUT I FANCY THERE IS MORE HAPPINESS TO BE DERIVED FROM A SINGLE IMPULSE FROM A VERNAL WOOD THAN FROM A WHOLE PROBLEM PLAY OF SMART SAYINGS SO FEW OF US ARE NATURAL MISTER CONNASTON COMPLAINED WITH A DULCET SIGH WE ARE TOO SOPHISTICATED OUR VERY SPEECH LACKS THE TANG OF OUTDOOR LIFE WHY SHOULD WE NOT LOVE NATURE THE GREAT MOTHER WHO IS I GRANT YOU THE NECESSITY OF VARIOUS USEFUL INVENTIONS IN HER ANGRY MOODS BUT WHO IN HER KINDLY MOMENTS HE PAUSED WITH A WRY FACE I BEG YOUR PARDON SAID HE BUT I BELIEVE I'VE CAUGHT RHEUMATISM LYING BY THAT CONFOUNDED POND MISSUS SOMMEREZ RALLIED THE POET WITH A PALE SMILE
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