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"No, really, I cannot permit it. We will throw it away, if you please, and say no more about it," and his glance followed the glowing flight of his cigar end somewhat wistfully. NO REALLY I CANNOT PERMIT IT WE WILL THROW IT AWAY IF YOU PLEASE AND SAY NO MORE ABOUT IT AND HIS GLANCE FOLLOWED THE GLOWING LIGHT OF HIS CIGAR AND SOMEWHAT WISTFULLY
but Mr. Jukesbury had dined somewhat injudiciously. You are not to stretch the phrase; he was merely prepared to accord the universe his approval, to pat Destiny upon the head, and his thoughts ran clear enough, but with Aprilian counter-changes of the jovial and the lachrymose. "Ah, Miss Hugonin," he greeted her, with a genial smile, "I am indeed fortunate. You find me deep in meditation, and also, I am sorry to say, in the practise of a most pernicious habit. You do not object? Ah, that is so like you. You are always kind, Miss Hugonin. Your kindness, which falls, if I may so express myself, as the gentle rain from Heaven upon all deserving charitable institutions, and daily comforts the destitute with good advice and consoles the sorrowing with blankets, would now induce you to tolerate an odour which I am sure is personally distasteful to you." "But _really_ I don't mind," was Margaret's protest. "I cannot permit it," Mr. Jukesbury insisted, and waved a pudgy hand in the moonlight. IT IN MUDDY WATER I AM SORRY TO ADMIT BUT MISTER JEWKESBURY HAD DINED SOMEWHAT INJUDICIOUSLY YOU WERE NOT TO STRETCH THE PHRASE HE WAS MERELY PREPARED TO ACCORD THE UNIVERSE HIS APPROVAL TO PAT DESTINY UPON THE HEAD HIS THOUGHTS RAN CLEAR ENOUGH BUT WITH A PRILLIAN COUNTER CHANGES OF THE JOVIAL AND ALACHRYMUS AH MONSIEUR GONAN HE GREETED HER WITH A GENIAL SMILE I AM INDEED FORTUNATE YOU FIND ME IN DEEP MEDITATION AND ALSO I AM SORRY TO SAY IN THE PRACTICE OF A MOST PERNICIOUS HABIT YOU DO NOT OBJECT AH THAT IS SO LIKE YOU YOU ARE ALWAYS KIND MONSIEGONAN YOUR KINDNESS WHICH FALLS IF I MAY SO EXPRESS MYSELF AS THE GENTLE RAIN FROM HEAVEN UPON ALL DESERVING CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND DAILY COMFORTS THE DESTITUTE WITH GOOD ADVICE AND CONSOLES THE SORROWING WITH BLANKETS WOULD NOW INDUCE YOU TO TOLERATE AN ODOR WHICH I AM SURE IS PERSONALLY DISTASTEFUL TO YOU BUT REALLY I DON'T MIND WAS MARGARET'S PROTEST I CANNOT PERMIT IT MISTER JEWKESBURY INSISTED AND WAVED A PUDGY HAND IN THE MOONLIGHT
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