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terrify you��' and Mrs。 Leaver said�察�'You are faint�察�my dear��' and Mr。 Leaver
said�察 �'I am rather so�察 �my love��' and they were very loving indeed under
Mrs。 Leaver's veil�察 �until at length Mr。 Leaver came forth again�察 �and
pleasantly asked if he had not heard something said about bottled stout and
sandwiches。
Mrs。 Starling�察�who was one of the party�察�was perfectly delighted with
this scene�察�and frequently murmured half´aside�察�'What a loving couple you
are��' or 'How delightful it is to see man and wife so happy together��' To us
she was quite poetical�察。�for we are a kind of cousins�撮� observing that hearts
beating in unison like that made life a paradise of sweets�察�and that when
kindred creatures were drawn together by sympathies so fine and delicate�察�
what more than mortal happiness did not our souls partake� �To all this we
answered 'Certainly��' or 'Very true��' or merely sighed�察�as the case might be。
At every new act of the loving couple�察�the widow's admiration broke out
afresh�察�and when Mrs。 Leaver would not permit Mr。 Leaver to keep his hat
off�察�lest the sun should strike to his head�察�and give him a brain fever�察�Mrs。
Starling actually shed tears�察�and said it reminded her of Adam and Eve。
The loving couple were thus loving all the way to Twickenham�察 �but
when we arrived there ��by which time the amateur crew looked very
thirsty and vicious�� they were more playful than ever�察 �for Mrs。 Leaver
threw stones at Mr。 Leaver�察�and Mr。 Leaver ran after Mrs。 Leaver on the
grass�察 �in a most innocent and enchanting manner。 At dinner�察 �too�察 �Mr。
Leaver WOULD steal Mrs。 Leaver's tongue�察 �and Mrs。 Leaver WOULD
retaliate upon Mr。 Leaver's fowl�察�and when Mrs。 Leaver was going to take
some lobster salad�察 �Mr。 Leaver wouldn't let her have any�察 �saying that it
made her ill�察�and she was always sorry for it afterwards�察�which afforded
Mrs。 Leaver an opportunity of pretending to be cross�察�and showing many
other prettinesses。 But this was merely the smiling surface of their loves�察�
not the mighty depths of the stream�察�down to which the company�察�to say
the truth�察 �dived rather unexpectedly�察 �from the following accident。 It
chanced that Mr。 Leaver took upon himself to propose the bachelors who
had first originated the notion of that entertainment�察 �in doing which�察 �he
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affected to regret that he was no longer of their body himself�察 �and
pretended grievously to lament his fallen state。 This Mrs。 Leaver's feelings
could not brook�察 �even in jest�察 �and consequently�察 �exclaiming aloud�察 �'He
loves me not�察 �he loves me not��' she fell in a very pitiable state into the
arms of Mrs。 Starling�察�and�察�directly becoming insensible�察�was conveyed by
that lady and her husband into another room。 Presently Mr。 Leaver came
running back to know if there was a medical gentleman in company�察�and
as there was�察 。�in what company is there not�殖� both Mr。 Leaver and the
medical gentleman hurried away together。
The medical gentleman was the first who returned�察 �and among his
intimate friends he was observed to laugh and wink�察 �and look as
unmedical as might be�察 �but when Mr。 Leaver came back he was very
solemn�察�and in answer to all inquiries�察�shook his head�察�and remarked that
Augusta was far too sensitive to be trifled with ´ an opinion which the
widow subsequently confirmed。 Finding that she was in no imminent peril�察�
however�察�the rest of the party betook themselves to dancing on the green�察�
and very merry and happy they were�察�and a vast quantity of flirtation there
was�察 �the last circumstance being no doubt attributable�察 �partly to the
fineness of the weather�察�and partly to the locality�察�which is well known to
be favourable to all harmless recreations。
In the bustle of the scene�察�Mr。 and Mrs。 Leaver stole down to the boat�察�
and disposed themselves under the awning�察�Mrs。 Leaver reclining her head
upon Mr。 Leaver's shoulder�察�and Mr。 Leaver grasping her hand with great
fervour�察�and looking in her face from time to time with a melancholy and
sympathetic aspect。 The widow sat apart�察�feigning to be occupied with a
book�察 �but stealthily observing them from behind her fan�察 �and the two
firemen´watermen�察�smoking their pipes on the bank hard by�察�nudged each
other�察�and grinned in enjoyment of the joke。 Very few of the party missed
the loving couple�察�and the few who did�察�heartily congratulated each other
on their disappearance。
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THE CONTRADICTORY
COUPLE
One would suppose that two people who are to pass their whole lives
together�察�and must necessarily be very often alone with each other�察�could
find little pleasure in mutual contradiction�察�and yet what is more common
than a contradictory couple�拭�
The contradictory couple agree in nothing but contradiction。 They
return home from Mrs。 Bluebottle's dinner´party�察 �each in an opposite
corner of the coach�察�and do not exchange a syllable until they have been
seated for at least twenty minutes by the fireside at home�察 �when the
gentleman�察�raising his eyes from the stove�察�all at once breaks silence�此�
'What a very extraordinary thing it is��' says he�察 �'that you WILL
contradict�察�Charlotte��' 'I contradict��' cries the lady�察�'but that's just like you。'
'What's like me��' says the gentleman sharply。 'Saying that I contradict you��'
replies the lady。 'Do you mean to say that you do NOT contradict me��'
retorts the gentleman�察 �'do you mean to say that you have not been
contradicting me the whole of this day��' 'Do you mean to tell me now�察�that
you have not�拭 �I mean to tell you nothing of the kind��' replies the lady
quietly�察�'when you are wrong�察�of course I shall contradict you。'
During this dialogue the gentleman has been taking his brandy´and´
water on one side of the fire�察�and the lady�察�with her dressing´case on the
table�察�has been curling her hair on the other。 She now lets down her back
hair�察 �and proceeds to brush it�察 �preserving at the same time an air of
conscious rectitude and suffering virtue�察 �which is intended to exasperate
the gentleman ´ and does so。
'I do believe��' he says�察�taking the spoon out of his glass�察�and tossing it
on the table�察 �'that of all the obstinate�察 �positive�察 �wrong´headed creatures
that were ever born�察�you are the most so�察�Charlotte。' 'Certainly�察�certainly�察�
have it your own way�察�pray。 You see how much I contradict you��' rejoins
the lady。 'Of course�察�you didn't contradict me at dinner´time ´ oh no�察�not
you��' says the gentleman。 'Yes�察�I did��' says the lady。 'Oh�察�you did��' cries the
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gentleman 'you admit that��' 'If you call that contradiction�察�I do��' the lady
answers�察�'and I say again�察�Edward�察�that when I know you are wrong�察�I will
contradict you。 I am not your slave。' 'Not my slave��' repeats the gentleman
bitterly�察�'and you still mean to say that in the Blackburns' new house there
are not more than fourteen doors�察�including the door of the wine´cellar��' 'I
mean to say��' retorts the lady�察�beating time with her hair´brush on the palm
of her hand�察�'that in that house there are fourteen doors and no more。' 'Well
then ´ ' cries the gentleman�察�rising in despair�察 �and pacing the room with
rapid strides。 'By G´�察�this is enough to destroy a man's intellect�察�and drive
him mad��'
By and by the gentleman comes´to a little�察 �and passing his hand
gloomily across his forehead�察�reseats himself in his former chair。 There is
a long silence�察�and this time the lady begins。 'I appealed to Mr。 Jenkins�察�
who sat next to me on the sofa in the drawing´room during tea ´ ' 'Morgan�察�
you mean��' interrupts the gentleman。 'I do not mean anything of the kind��'
answers the lady。 'Now�察�by all that is aggravating and impossible to bear��'
cries the gentleman�察 �clenching his hands and looking upwards in agony�察�
'she is going to insist upon it that Morga
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