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cocks crowing all my life�察 �but I never knew what that creature could
accomplish before。 So I lay and thought how good and forgiving I was�察�it
was quite distressing。;
;Remorse�拭─�said Kate。
;Yes�察 �indeed。 I hate to be a saint all the time。 There ought to be
vacations。 Instead of suffering from a bad conscience�察 �I suffer from a
good one。;
;It was no merit of yours�察�aunt�察─�put in Harry。 ;Who was ever more
agreeable and lovable than Malbone last night�拭─�
;Lovable� ─ �burst out Aunt Jane�察 �who never could be managed or
manipulated by anybody but Kate�察�and who often rebelled against Harry's
blunt assertions。 ;Of course he is lovable�察�and that is why I dislike him。
His father was so before him。 That is the worst of it。 I never in my life
saw any harm done by a villain�察�I wish I could。 All the mischief in this
world is done by lovable people。 Thank Heaven�察�nobody ever dared to call
me lovable� ─�
;I should like to see any one dare call you anything else��you dear�察�old�察�
soft´hearted darling� ─�interposed Kate。
;But�察 �aunt�察─ �persisted Harry�察 �if you only knew what the mass of
young men are;
;Don't I�拭─�interrupted the impetuous lady。 ;What is there that is not
known to any woman who has common sense�察�and eyes enough to look
out of a window�拭─�
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;If you only knew�察─�Harry went on�察 �how superior Phil Malbone is�察�in
his whole tone�察�to any fellow of my acquaintance。;
;Lord help the rest� ─�she answered。 ;Philip has a sort of refinement
instead of principles�察 �and a heart instead of a conscience��just heart
enough to keep himself happy and everybody else miserable。;
;Do you mean to say�察─ �asked the obstinate Hal�察 �that there is no
difference between refinement and coarseness�拭─�
;Yes�察�there is�察─�she said。
;Well�察�which is best�拭─�
;Coarseness is safer by a great deal�察─�said Aunt Jane�察 �in the hands of a
man like Philip。 What harm can that swearing coachman do�察 �I should
like to know�察�in the street yonder�拭�To be sure it is very unpleasant�察�and I
wonder they let people swear so�察�except�察�perhaps�察�in waste places outside
the town�察�but that is his way of expressing himself�察�and he only frightens
people�察�after all。;
;Which Philip does not�察─�said Hal。
;Exactly。 That is the danger。 He frightens nobody�察�not even himself�察�
when he ought to wear a label round his neck marked 'Dangerous��' such as
they have at other places where it is slippery and brittle。 When he is here�察�I
keep saying to myself�察�'Too smooth�察�too smooth��';
;Aunt Jane�察─ �said Harry�察 �gravely�察 �I know Malbone very well�察 �and I
never knew any man whom it was more unjust to call a hypocrite。;
;Did I say he was a hypocrite�拭─�she cried。 ;He is worse than that�察�at
least�察�more really dangerous。 It is these high´strung sentimentalists who do
all the mischief�察�who play on their own lovely emotions�察�forsooth�察�till they
wear out those fine fiddlestrings�察�and then have nothing left but the flesh
and the D。 Don't tell me� ─�
;Do stop�察 �auntie�察─ �interposed Kate�察 �quite alarmed�察 �you are really
worse than a coachman。 You are growing very profane indeed。;
;I have a much harder time than any coachman�察 �Kate�察─ �retorted the
injured lady。 ;Nobody tries to stop him�察�and you are always hushing me
up。;
;Hushing you up�察�darling�拭─�said Kate。 ;When we only spoil you by
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praising and quoting everything you say。;
;Only when it amuses you�察─�said Aunt Jane。 ;So long as I sit and cry
my eyes out over a book�察�you all love me�察�and when I talk nonsense�察�you
are ready to encourage it�察�but when I begin to utter a little sense�察�you all
want to silence me�察�or else run out of the room� �Yesterday I read about a
newspaper somewhere�察�called the 'Daily Evening Voice'�察�I wish you would
allow me a daily morning voice。;
;Do not interfere�察 �Kate�察─ �said Hal。 ;Aunt Jane and I only wish to
understand each other。;
;I am sure we don't�察─�said Aunt Jane�察 �I have no desire to understand
you�察�and you never will understand me till you comprehend Philip。;
;Let us agree on one thing�察─ �Harry said。 ;Surely�察 �aunt�察 �you know
how he loves Hope�拭─�
Aunt Jane approached a degree nearer the equator�察�and said�察�gently�察 �I
fear I do。;
;Fear�拭─�
;Yes�察�fear。 That is just what troubles me。 I know precisely how he
loves her。 Il se laisse aimer。 Philip likes to be petted�察�as much as any
cat�察�and�察�while he will purr�察�Hope is happy。 Very few men accept idolatry
with any degree of grace�察�but he unfortunately does。;
;Unfortunately�拭─�remonstrated Hal�察�as far as ever from being satisfied。
;This is really too bad。 You never will do him any justice。;
;Ah�拭─�said Aunt Jane�察�chilling again�察 �I thought I did。 I observe he is
very much afraid of me�察�and there seems to be no other reason。;
;The real trouble is�察─ �said Harry�察 �after a pause�察 �that you doubt his
constancy。;
;What do you call constancy�拭─�said she。 ;Kissing a woman's picture
ten years after a man has broken her heart�拭 �Philip Malbone has that kind
of constancy�察�and so had his father before him。;
This was too much for Harry�察 �who was making for the door in
indignation�察�when little Ruth came in with Aunt Jane's luncheon�察�and that
lady was soon absorbed in the hopeless task of keeping her handmaiden's
pretty blue and white gingham sleeve out of the butter´plate。
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CHAPTER V。
A MULTIVALVE HEART。
PHILIP MALBONE had that perfectly sunny temperament which is
peculiarly captivating among Americans�察 �because it is so rare。 He liked
everybody and everybody liked him�察�he had a thousand ways of affording
pleasure�察�and he received it in the giving。 He had a personal beauty�察�which�察�
strange to say�察 �was recognized by both sexes��for handsome men must
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