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 lighted, Miles took a knee into his hands and continued the one-sided conversation.

"There might be little princes and princesses, too," he said. "I should like that, Bistre. I believe I am naturally domestic. To be sure, it never occurred to me before, but there's something about—the air—the—the—Hang it, I don't know what it is! But whatever it is, old chap, it has set me thinking along unusual lines; thinking, in fact, of subjects which I am not certain it is proper for a bachelor to consider. I wonder if you ever felt the way I do this morning? Did you ever think, Bistre, that you'd like to have a home and a wife and children and—and a Tabby cat? There, don't get excited! There's no cat around here; I just mentioned a supposititious one. What are you looking so cynical