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Hawkins righted himself.
"
Don't you find it very warm to-day, Mr. Hawkins?" said Blanche, by way
of a remark.
"
"
It's awful hot," said Washington.
It's warm for the season," continued Blanche pleasantly. "But I suppose
you are accustomed to it," she added, with a general idea that the
thermometer always stands at 90 deg. in all parts of the late slave
states. "Washington weather generally cannot be very congenial to you?"
"It's congenial," said Washington brightening up, "when it's not
congealed."
"That's very good. Did you hear, Grace, Mr. Hawkins says it's congenial
when it's not congealed."
"What is, dear?" said Grace, who was talking with Laura.
The conversation was now finely under way. Washington launched out an
observation of his own.
"
"
Did you see those Japs, Miss Leavitt?"
Oh, yes, aren't they queer. But so high-bred, so picturesque. Do you
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