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"And so," said he, softly, "I cry for the moon  the unattainable, exquisite moon. It is very ridiculous, is it not?" AND SO SAID HE SOFTLY I CRY FOR THE MOON THE UNATTAINABLE EXQUISITE MOON IT IS VERY RIDICULOUS IS IT NOT
 I'm an old hand at such matters. I've presided over these little affairs since Babylon was a paltry village. _I'll_ never tell. And--and if anything should happen, I'm always ready to go behind a cloud, you know. So, speak out!--speak out, man, if you've the heart of a mouse!" Thus far the conscienceless spring moon. Mr. Kennaston sighed. The moon took this as a promising sign and brightened over it perceptibly, and thereby afforded him an excellent gambit. "Yes?" said Margaret. "What is it, beautiful?" That, in privacy, was her fantastic name for him. The poet laughed a little. "Beautiful child," said he--and that, under similar circumstances, was his perfectly reasonable name for her--"I have been discourteous. To be frank, I have been sulking as irrationally as a baby who clamours for the moon yonder." "You aren't really anything but a baby, you know." Indeed, Margaret almost thought of him as such. He was so delightfully naïf. He bent toward her. A faint tremor woke in his speech.  SEE HOW RED AND FIDGETY YOU GET WHEN YOU'RE EXCITED I'M AN OLD HAND AT SUCH MATTERS I'VE PRESIDED OVER THESE LITTLE AFFAIRS SINCE BABYLON WAS A PALTRY VILLAGE I'LL NEVER TELL AND AND IF ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN I'M ALWAYS READY TO GO BEHIND A CLOUD YOU KNOW SO SPEAK OUT SPEAK OUT MAN IF YOU'VE THE HEART OF A MOUSE THUS FAR THE CONSCIENCELESS SPRING MOON MISTER CONNASTON SIGHED THE MOON TOOK THIS AS A PROMISING SIGN AND BRIGHTENED OVER IT PERCEPTIBLY AND THEREBY AFFORDED HIM AN EXCELLENT GAMBET YES SAID MARGARET WHAT IS IT BEAUTIFUL THAT IN PRIVACY WAS HER FANTASTIC NAME FOR HIM THE POET LAUGHED A LITTLE BEAUTIFUL CHILD SAID HE AND THAT UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES WAS HIS PERFECTLY REASONABLE NAME FOR HER I HAVE BEEN DISCOURTEOUS TO BE FRANK I HAVE BEEN SULKING AS IRRATIONALLY AS A BABY WHO CLAMOURS FOR THE MOON YONDER YOU AREN'T REALLY ANYTHING BUT A BABY YOU KNOW INDEED MARGARET ALMOST THOUGHT OF HIM AS SUCH HE WAS SO DELIGHTFULLY NAIVE HE BENT TOWARD HER A FAINT TREMOR WOKE IN HISEECH
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