Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-05-17
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Cyril Otterson proposed to me for
the first time at Henley regatta we
were in a Canadian canoe, and Cyril
pleaded his cause passionately into my
left ear in the intervals between push
ing boats and punts out of our pain.
Why he chose such a ridiculous time
/ have never understood. and | found
1t exceedingly difficult to convey my
answer to him with the decision and
clearness 1 should have liked-that an
swer being a decided negative.
A widow of 20, with a tidy income,
never lacks admirers of sort; add a
certain amount of good looks, which |
know, without conceit, | possess, and
men become positive nuisance
mo, Cyril, dear" / said i really
couldn't. You know / like you awful
ly, and, what's more, you amuse me,
and, of course, we shall always be pals.
But marriage, dear, never again; so
let's leave it at that"
"All right" said Cyril, in that pc.
culiarly aggravating way he has; 'all
right, old girl, but I'm long way
from beaten, and you wait and see; /
shall marry you somehow.
The second time he proposed to me
was in a box at the theater. 1t hap
pened to be very pathetic play, and
Cyril. who has no idea of the fitness
OF things. kept whispering words OF
love and alteration, while the audience
were in a state OF dreadful suspense
as TO whether an erring wife would re
turn to her husband or no. When l
had the opportunity. which was dur
ing the extract, | said TO him: Nov,
Cyril. don't be silly; you know quite
well that 1 have given you my final
answer"
Cyril said nothing much beyond re-
iterating his former statement that
was the only woman in the world for
him. and other nonsense of that sort,
and that he was not beaten. The third
time that he proposed TO me was in
my own drawing room. He had been
In a more or less dormant state for
awhile. and that being so. thought
there was no great harm in asking
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about the usual hanalues; but. some
how. though / tried desperately hard
TO keep of dangerous topics. We soon
found ourselves in deep water.
Il say, Muriel..' he said. Muriel
being my name. its going to be beast
ly not seeing you all October and No
vember. and I've been thinking things
over, and have an idea, rather a
good one. l think.
oh" l answered what's the ideas
Something sensible, hope. You know
my mind quite well on certain points. "
Yes, 1 know all that. but. as mat
ter of fact. you don't know yourself
as well as I do. What are the plain
facts? Firstly. that l simply adore
the ground you walk on. that / am
head over ears in love with you. with
the complete You, mental. physical and
spiritual. or. If you like ii better. body
and soul. ] want your companionship
all my life, and with it can do things.
without ii l can't. Secondly, you are
all alone, and you admit amuse you;
we'll. then. why shouldn't I amuse you
perpetually? Anyhow. you can't really
suppose that I'm going TO accept q
negative answer Why, Muriel. dear,
it's impossible. and ii you won't make
I'D your mind the way | want then
an. going TO 40 1t for you. i propose
we get married on February Z. III so
ahead and make ail the arrangements,
and it'll just give YOU time to clear OF
your ngagements."
1 must admit his cheek simply par
alyzen me. and l said: Now, look
here. Cyril. you Nsow am quite fond
Of you. but shers Is limit even to