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"

Would

I

forgive

him

for

the

selfish

idea

,

and

prove

my

pardon

by

a

reconciling

kiss

?

"

"

No

:

I

would

rather

be

excused

.

"

Here

I

heard

myself

apostrophised

as

a

"

hard

little

thing

;

"

and

it

was

added

,

"

any

other

woman

would

have

been

melted

to

marrow

at

hearing

such

stanzas

crooned

in

her

praise

.

"

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I

assured

him

I

was

naturally

hard

--

very

flinty

,

and

that

he

would

often

find

me

so

;

and

that

,

moreover

,

I

was

determined

to

show

him

divers

rugged

points

in

my

character

before

the

ensuing

four

weeks

elapsed

:

he

should

know

fully

what

sort

of

a

bargain

he

had

made

,

while

there

was

yet

time

to

rescind

it

.

"

Would

I

be

quiet

and

talk

rationally

?

"

"

I

would

be

quiet

if

he

liked

,

and

as

to

talking

rationally

,

I

flattered

myself

I

was

doing

that

now

.

"

He

fretted

,

pished

,

and

pshawed

.

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"

Very

good

,

"

I

thought

;

"

you

may

fume

and

fidget

as

you

please

:

but

this

is

the

best

plan

to

pursue

with

you

,

I

am

certain

.

I

like

you

more

than

I

can

say

;

but

I

'll

not

sink

into

a

bathos

of

sentiment

:

and

with

this

needle

of

repartee

I

'll

keep

you

from

the

edge

of

the

gulf

too

;

and

,

moreover

,

maintain

by

its

pungent

aid

that

distance

between

you

and

myself

most

conducive

to

our

real

mutual

advantage

.

"

From

less

to

more

,

I

worked

him

up

to

considerable

irritation

;

then

,

after

he

had

retired

,

in

dudgeon

,

quite

to

the

other

end

of

the

room

,

I

got

up

,

and

saying

,

"

I

wish

you

good-night

,

sir

,

"

in

my

natural

and

wonted

respectful

manner

,

I

slipped

out

by

the

side-door

and

got

away

.

The

system

thus

entered

on

,

I

pursued

during

the

whole

season

of

probation

;

and

with

the

best

success

.

He

was

kept

,

to

be

sure

,

rather

cross

and

crusty

;

but

on

the

whole

I

could

see

he

was

excellently

entertained

,

and

that

a

lamb-like

submission

and

turtle-dove

sensibility

,

while

fostering

his

despotism

more

,

would

have

pleased

his

judgment

,

satisfied

his

common-sense

,

and

even

suited

his

taste

less

.

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