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But presently they and the Colonel put forth to sea  on a great carved writing desk  fishing for sharks, which the Colonel said were very plentiful in those waters; and Frederick R. BUT PRESENTLY THEY AND THE COLONEL PUT FORTH TO SEA ON A GREAT CARVED WRITING DESK FISHING FOR SHARKS WHICH THE COLONEL SAID WERE VERY PLENTIFUL IN THOSE WATERS AND FREDERIC R
e been an inch shorter the destiny of the world would have been changed; had she been the woman you describe--perfectly reasonable, perfectly consistent, perfectly sensible in all she said and did--confess, dear lady, wouldn't Antony have taken to his heels and have fled from such a monster? XIV I regret to admit that Mr. Woods did not toss feverishly about his bed all through the silent watches of the night. He was very miserable, but he was also twenty-six. That is an age when the blind bow-god deals no fatal wounds. It is an age to suffer poignantly, if you will; an age wherein to aspire to the dearest woman on earth, to write her halting verses, to lose her, to affect the _clichés_ of cynicism, to hear the chimes at midnight--and after it all, to sleep like a top. So Billy slept. And kind Hypnos loosed a dream through the gates of ivory that lifted him to a delectable land where Peggy was nineteen, and had never heard of Kennaston, and was unbelievably sweet and dear and beautiful. THAT HAD CLEOPATRA'S NOSE BEEN AN INCH SHORTER THE DESTINY OF THE WORLD WOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED HAD SHE BEEN THE WOMAN YOU DESCRIBE PERFECTLY REASONABLE PERFECTLY CONSISTENT PERFECTLY SENSIBLE IN ALL SHE SAID AND DID CONFESS DEAR LADY WOULDN'T ANTONY HAVE TAKEN TO HIS HEELS AND FLED FROM SUCH A MONSTER FOURTEEN I REGRET TO ADMIT THAT MISTER WOODS DID NOT TOSS FEVERISHLY ABOUT HIS BED ALL THROUGH THE SILENT WATCHES OF THE NIGHT HE WAS VERY MISERABLE BUT HE WAS ALSO TWENTY SIX THAT IS AN AGE WHEN THE BLIND BEAU GOD DEALS NO FATAL WINDS IT IS AN AGE TO SUFFER POIGNANTLY IF YOU WILL AN AGE WHEREIN TO ASPIRE TO THE DEAREST WOMAN ON EARTH TO WRITE HER HALTING VERSES TO LOSE HER TO AFFECT THE CLICHES OF CYNICISM TO HEAR THE CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT AND AFTER IT ALL TO SLEEP LIKE A TOP SO BILLY SLEPT AND KIND HYPNOS LOOSED A DREAM THROUGH THE GATES OF IVORY THAT LIFTED HIM TO A DELECTABLE LAND WHERE PEGGY WAS NINETEEN AND HAD NEVER HEARD OF CANNASTON AND WAS UNBELIEVABLY SWEET AND DEAR AND BEAUTIFUL
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