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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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