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The Moon out of Reach

CHAPTER III
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If it's going to be a dinner, I want it perfect from soup to savoury." Penelope regarded her with a glint of amusement.
"You're such a demanding person." "I know I am--about the way things are done.

What pleasure is there in anything which offends your sense of fitness ?" "You bestow far too much importance on the outside of the cup and platter." Nan shook her head.
"_Mon verre n'est pas grand, mais--Je bois dans mon verre._" she quoted, frivolously obstinate.
"Bah!" Penelope grunted, "The critical faculty is over-developed in you, my child." "Not a bit! Would you like to drink champagne out of a kitchen tea-cup?
Of course not.

I merely apply the same principle to other things.

For instance, if the man I married ate peas with a knife and made loud juicy noises when he drank his soup, not all the sterling qualities he might possess would compensate.

Whereas if he had perfect manners, I believe I could forgive him half the sins in the Decalogue." "Manners are merely an external," protested Penelope, although privately she acknowledged to a sneaking agreement with Nan's point of view.
"Well," retorted Nan.


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