What a fool he was to bother about facts; the charm of Lithy was that she had none--dates and such like would have made her quite uninteresting.

The only dates I can quote myself are the Rebellion and the Mutiny, and I 'll add the year we came home.

I don't like datey women; but then it's rather cheap for one to say that who does n't know anything," and Kate sighed very becomingly at the contemplation of her ignorance.
"Except French, which she speaks like a Parisian," murmured the General.
"That's a fluke, because I was educated at the Scotch convent with these dear old absurd nuns who were Gordons, and Camerons, and Macdonalds, and did n't know a word of English." "Who can manage her horse like a rough-rider," continued the General, counting on his finger, "and dance like a Frenchwoman, and play whist like a half-pay officer, and--" "That's not education; those are simply the accomplishments of a besom.
You know, dad, I 've never read a word of Darwin, and I got tired of George Eliot and went back to Scott." "I 've no education myself," said the General, ruefully, "except the Latin the old dominie thrashed into me; and some French which all our set in Scotland used to have, and.

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