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"I  I think you might miss it," he conceded. "Yes, I think you would miss it." "Listen!" said Margaret, quickly. "The money is yours now  by my act. You say you  care for me. If I am the sort of woman you think me  I don't say I am, and I don't say I'm not  but thinking me that sort of woman, don't you think I'd  I'd marry you for the asking if you kept the money? Don't you think you're losing every chance of me by burning that will? Oh, I'm not standing on conventionalities now! Don't you think that, Billy?" I I THINK YOU MIGHT MISS IT HE CONCEDED YES I THINK YOU WOULD MISS IT LISTEN SAID MARGARET QUICKLY THE MONEY IS YOURS NOW BY MY ACT YOU SAY YOU CARE FOR ME IF I'M THE SORT OF WOMAN YOU THINK ME I DON'T SAY I AM AND I DON'T SAY I'M NOT BUT THINKING ME THAT SORT OF WOMAN DON'T YOU THINK I'D I'D MARRY YOU FOR THE ASKING IF YOU KEPT THE MONEY DON'T YOU THINK YOU'RE LOSING EVERY CHANCE OF ME BY BURNING THAT WILL I'M NOT STANDING ON CONVENTIONALITIES NOW DON'T YOU THINK THAT BILLY
sure it gives you, miss the power it gives you. You'd never be content to go back to the old life now. Why, Peggy, you yourself told me you thought money the greatest thing in the world! It has changed you, Peggy, this--ah, well!" said Billy, "we won't talk about that. I'm going to burn it because that's the only honourable thing to do. Ready, Peggy?" "It may be honourable, but it's _extremely_ silly," Margaret temporised, "and for my part, I'm very, very glad God had run out of a sense of honour when He created the woman." "Phrases don't alter matters. Ready, Peggy?" "Ah, no, phrases don't alter matters!" she assented, with a quick lift of speech. "You're going to destroy that will, Billy Woods, simply because you think I'm a horrid, mercenary, selfish _pig_. You think I couldn't give up the money--you think I couldn't be happy without it. Well, you have every right to think so, after the way I've behaved. But why not tell me that is the real reason?" Billy raised his hand in protest. OWN ACCUSTOMED TO THE MONEY YOU'D MISS IT NOW MISS THE PLEASURE IT GIVES YOU MISS THE POWER IT GIVES YOU YOU'D NEVER BE CONTENT TO GO BACK TO THE OLD LIFE NOW WHY PEGGY YOU YOURSELF TOLD ME YOU THOUGHT MONEY THE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD IT HAS CHANGED YOU PEGGY THIS AH WELL SAID BILLY WE WON'T TALK ABOUT THAT I'M GOING TO BURN IT BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY HONOURABLE THING TO DO READY PEGGY IT MAY BE HONORABLE BUT IT'S EXTREMELY SILLY MARGARET TEMPORIZED AND FOR MY PART I'M VERY VERY GLAD GOD HAD RUN OUT OF HIS SENSE OF HONOR WHEN HE CREATED THE WOMAN PHRASES DON'T ALTER MATTERS READY PEGGY AH NO PHRASES DON'T ALTER MATTERS SHE ASSENTED WITH A QUICK LIFT OF SPEECH YOU'RE GOING TO DESTROY THAT WILL BILLY WOODS SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU THINK I'M A HORRID MERCENARY SELFISH PIG YOU THINK I COULDN'T GIVE UP THE MONEY YOU THINK I COULDN'T BE HAPPY WITHOUT IT WELL YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO THINK SO AFTER THE WAY I'VE BEHAVED BUT WHY NOT TELL ME THAT IS THE REAL REASON BILLY RAISED HIS HAND IN PROTEST
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