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She breathed heavily, and looked at Mr. Woods as if, somehow, he was responsible. Then she gave the name of the book to Petheridge Jukesbury. He wished to have it placed on the _Index Expurgatorius_ of the Brotherhood of Benevolence, he said. SHE BREATHED HEAVILY AND LOOKED AT MISTER WORDS AS IF SOMEHOW HE WAS RESPONSIBLE THEN SHE GAVE THE NAME OF THE BOOK TO PETHERIDGE JUKESBURY HE WISHED TO HAVE IT PLACED ON THE INDEX EXPURGATORIUS OF THE BROTHER IN A BENEVOLENCE HE SAID
ngs of the labouring classes. The virtues of the humble must be admitted in spite of their dissolute and unhygienic tendencies. Yes," Mrs. Haggage added, meditatively, "our literature is undoubtedly acquiring a more elevated tone; at last we are shaking off the scintillant and unwholesome influence of the French." "Ah, the French!" sighed Mr. Kennaston; "a people who think depravity the soul of wit! Their art is mere artfulness. They care nothing for Nature." "No," Mrs. Haggage assented; "they prefer nastiness. _All_ French books are immoral. I ran across one the other day that was simply hideously indecent--unfit for a modest woman to read. And I can assure you that none of its author's other books are any better. I purchased the entire set at once and read them carefully, in order to make sure that I was perfectly justified in warning my working-girls' classes against them. I wish to misjudge no man--not even a member of a nation notoriously devoted to absinthe and illicit relations. TO CHRONICLE THE SAYINGS AND DOINGS OF THE LABOURING CLASSES THE VIRTUES OF THE HUMBLE MUST BE ADMITTED IN SPITE OF THEIR DISSOLUTE AND UNHYGIENIC TENDENCIES YES MISSUS HAGGAGE ADDED MEDITATIVELY OUR LITERATURE IS UNDOUBTEDLY ACQUIRING A MORE ELEVATED TONE AT LAST WE ARE SHAKING OFF THE SCINTILLANT AND UNWHOLESOME INFLUENCE OF THE FRENCH AH THE FRENCH SIGHED MISTER CANNASTON A PEOPLE WHO THINK DEPRAVITY THE SOUL OF WIT THEIR ART IS MERE ARTFULNESS THEY CARE NOTHING FOR NATURE NO MISSUS HAGGARD ASSENTED THEY PREFER NASTINESS ALL FRENCH BOOKS ARE IMMORAL I RAN ACROSS ONE THE OTHER DAY THAT WAS SIMPLY HIDEOUSLY INDECENT UNFIT FOR A MODEST WOMAN TO READ AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT NONE OF ITS AUTHOR'S OTHER BOOKS ARE ANY BETTER I PURCHASED THE ENTIRE SET AT ONCE AND READ THEM CAREFULLY IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS PERFECTLY JUSTIFIED IN WARNING MY WORKING GIRLS CLASSES AGAINST THEM I WISH TO MISJUDGE NO MAN NOT EVEN A MEMBER OF A NATION NOTORIOUSLY DEVOTED TO ABSENT AND ILLICIT RELATIONS
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