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"The tree of Knowledge is not that of Life."
"YOU have not come to see me for some time, Jack, yet we used to be good friends once, didn't we? One seems to have one's seasons for those kind of things, then they drop out. With sleeves, you know, one mustn't keep the fashion on a bit too long. I have known dressmakers-but I won't trouble you with my philosophy. I am going to have dear Mrs. Huntly and a charming cousin of hers to dinner, and so thought you might, perhaps, care to join us, though I'm candid enough to admit I hope it will not be merely for the charming cousin's sake.