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And Hugh Van Orden almost dragged Margaret under the main stairway, and, far from showing any marked abhorrence to her in her present state of destitution, implored her with tears in his eyes to marry him at once, and to bring the Colonel to live with them for the rest of his natural existence. AND HUGH VAN ORDEN ALMOST DRAGGED MARGARET UNDER THE MAIN STAIRWAY AND FAR FROM SHOWING ANY MARKED ABHORRENCE TO HER IN HER PRESENT STATE OF DESTITUTION IMPLORED HER WITH TEARS IN HIS EYES TO MARRY HIM AT ONCE AND TO BRING THE COLONEL TO LIVE WITH THEM FOR THE REST OF HIS NATURAL EXISTENCE
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. 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. She had been a little awed by Miss Hugonin, the famous heiress--a little jealous of her, I dare say, on account of Hugh Van Orden--but now she kissed her very heartily in farewell, and said, "Don't forget you are to come to us as soon as _possible_," and was beyond any question perfectly sincere in saying it. 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 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 SHE HAD BEEN A LITTLE AWED BY MISS YON THE FAMOUS HEIRESS A LITTLE JEALOUS OF HER I DARE SAY ON ACCOUNT OF HUGH THAT ORDIN BUT NOW SHE KISSED HER VERY HEARTILY IN FAREWELL AND SAID DON'T FORGET YOU OUGHT TO COME TO US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND WAS BEYOND ANY QUESTION PERFECTLY SINCERE IN SAYING IT
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