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"I am truly glad that you like the Introduction, for I was rather afraid that it might appear absurd and impertinent to be talking about myself, when nobody, that I know of, has requested any information on that subject. "As regards the size of the book, I have been thinking a good deal about it.
Unfortunately for the progress of humanity there are serious obstacles in the way of this radical change of system. The absurd, antiquated and pernicious institutions and customs are supported by abstruse metaphysical reasons and enshrined in mystical romantic sentiment, and in this way they may still be preserved for generations unless the axe be laid to the root of the tree.
Phil and I held hands, as girls generally do when they are at all self-conscious, if they sit within a yard of each other; and we all began to talk in the absurd way of new-found relations, or people you haven't seen for a long time. We asked Robert things, and he answered; and when we'd encouraged him a good deal, he asked us things too, looking mostly at Phyllis.
Now, socially speaking, a servant was not a man; and since Zorzi was not a man, and Marietta was therefore gone with one servant to a place, belonging to her father, where there was another servant, to go thither and forcibly bring her back would either be absurd, or else it would mean that Zorzi had acquired a new social rank, which was absurd also.
"Macleod," said his companion, looking up, and yet speaking rather slowly and timidly, "if I were to say what would naturally occur to any one you won't be offended? What you have been telling me is absurd, unnatural, impossible, unless there is a woman in the case." "And what then?" Macleod said, quickly, as he regarded his friend with a watchful eye, "You have guessed?"
She caught up one of her absurd little pets and held it to her mouth. "Meekins is in the doorway," she whispered. "Don't argue with me, please. You are in danger you know nothing about. Pass me the cigarettes." She leaned back in her chair, smoking quickly. She held one of the dogs on her knee and talked rubbish to it.
"I don't suppose there was any difference in their legs!" "The ostrich is graceful, " She paused again, because at this absurd statement Dick Minton laughed aloud. "Oh, graceful!" whispered Dick. "Richard!" said Miss Kenyon, her voice deeply reproving. "Well, the idea!" said Dick. "Graceful!" "Gwen, tell me where you obtained these strange ideas about the ostrich," Miss Kenyon said.
She started forward with an exclamation of incredulity for it seemed absurd to think of Rose actually coming to see her in her father's house. But incredulity was no longer possible when Rose herself entered, in ulster and traveling hat, with her saucy laughing face, and her invariable content with herself and the world in general.
Nevertheless, the old man was not altogether sorry that he had missed. He might have been called over the coals for killing a dog-visitor to the Towers. He chose to affect regret for discipline's sake, and alleged that the dog had escaped into the wood only because he had no second cartridge. This was absurd. In these days of quick-shooters it might have been otherwise.
"Miss Heth I must ask for the whole moral question hangs on this ... Did he know that you were upset?" Miss Heth cleared her throat, preparatory to rising. She saw now that she ought never to have consented to talk with this strange man at all. Mamma would have known that in advance. "It is rather absurd for me to be asked to decide what he knew. He has assured you that "
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