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And here, above all, is Miss Hugonin, utilising the vast power of money  which I am credibly informed is a very good thing to have, though I cannot pretend to speak from experience  and casting whole bakeryfuls of bread upon the waters of charity. AND HERE ABOVE ALL IS MISS HUGONIN UTILIZING THE VAST POWER OF MONEY WHICH I AM CREDIBLY INFORMED IS A VERY GOOD THING TO HAVE THOUGH I CANNOT PRETEND TO SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE AND CASTING WHOLE BAKERYFULS OF BREAD UPON THE WATERS OF CHARITY
ctical. You perceive an evil and proceed at once, in your common-sense way, to crush it, to stamp it out. Now, I can merely lament certain unfortunate tendencies of the age; I am quite unable to contend against them. Do you know," Mr. Kenneston continued gaily, as he trifled with a bunch of grapes, "I feel horribly out-of-place among you? Here is Mrs. Saumarez creating an epidemic of useful and improving knowledge throughout the country, by means of her charming lectures. Here is Mrs. Haggage, the mainspring, if I may say so, of any number of educational and philanthropic alarm clocks which will some day rouse the sleeping public from its lethargy. And here is my friend Jukesbury, whose eloquent pleas for a higher life have turned so many workmen from gin and improvidence, and which in a printed form are disseminated even in such remote regions as Africa, where I am told they have produced the most satisfactory results upon the unsophisticated but polygamous monarchs of that continent. U ARE ALL SO PRACTICAL YOU PERCEIVE AN EVIL AND PROCEED AT ONCE IN YOUR COMMON SENSE WAY TO CRUSH IT TO STAMP IT OUT NOW I CAN MERELY LAMENT CERTAIN UNFORTUNATE TENDENCIES OF THE AGE I AM QUITE UNABLE TO CONTEND AGAINST THEM DO YOU KNOW MISTER CONNASTON CONTINUED GAILY AS HE TRIFLED WITH A BUNCH OF GRAPES I FEEL HORRIBLY OUT OF PLACE AMONG YOU HERE IS MISSUS SOMMEREZ CREATING AN EPIDEMIC OF USEFUL AND IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY BY MEANS OF HER CHARMING LECTURES HERE IS MISSUS HAGGAGE THE MAINSPRING IF I MAY SAY SO OF ANY NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL AND PHILANTHROPIC ALARM CLOCKS WHICH WILL SOME DAY ROUSE THE SLEEPING PUBLIC FROM ITS LETHARGY AND HERE IS MY FRIEND JEWKESBURY WHOSE ELOQUENT PLEAS FOR A HIGHER LIFE HAVE TURNED SO MANY WORKMEN FROM GIN AND IMPROVIDENCE AND WHICH IN A PRINTED FORM ARE DISSEMINATED EVEN IN SUCH REMOTE REGIONS AS AFRICA WHERE I AM TOLD THEY HAVE PRODUCED THE MOST SATISFACTORY RESULTS UPON THE UNSOPHISTICATED BUT POLYGAMOUS MONARCHS OF THAT CONTINENT
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