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And Margaret, who could never have believed him in his senses, listened and knew that in his delirium, the rudder of his thoughts snapped, he could not but speak truth. AND MARGARET WHO COULD NEVER HAVE BELIEVED HIM IN HIS SENSES LISTENED AND KNEW THAT IN HIS DELIRIUM THE RUDDER OF HIS THOUGHTS SNAPPED HE COULD NOT BUT SPEAK TRUTH
 man restrained him. "Yes," said Petheridge Jukesbury; "dear me, yes. Why, dear me, of course." But his warning hand held Margaret back--Margaret, who stood with big tears trickling down her cheeks. "Dearer than life itself," Billy assented, wearily, "but before God, loving you as I do, I wouldn't marry you now for all the wealth in the world. I forget why, but all the world is a stage, you know, and they don't use stages now, but only railroads. Is that why you rail at me so, Peggy? That is a joke. You ought to laugh at my jokes, because I love you, but I can't ever, ever tell you so because you are rich. A rich man cannot pass through a needle's eye. Oh, Peggy, Peggy, I love your eyes, but they're so _big_, Peggy!" So Billy Woods lay still and babbled ceaselessly. But through all his irrelevant talk, as you may see a tributary stream pulse unsullied in a muddied river, ran the thought of Peggy--of Peggy, and of her cruelty, and of her beauty, and of the money that stood between them.  VOICE HAD ARISEN TO A QUERULOUS TONE GENTLY THE FAT OLD MAN RESTRAINED HIM YES SAID PETHERIDGE JEWKESBURY DEAR ME YES WHY DEAR ME OF COURSE BUT HIS WARNING HAND HELD MARGARET BACK MARGARET WHO STOOD WITH BIG TEARS TRICKLING DOWN HER CHEEKS DEARER THAN LIFE ITSELF BILLY ASSENTED WEARILY BUT BEFORE GOD LOVING YOU AS I DO I WOULDN'T MARRY YOU NOW FOR ALL THE WEALTH IN THE WORLD I FORGET WHY BUT ALL THE WORLD IS A STAGE YOU KNOW AND THEY DON'T USE STAGES NOW BUT ONLY RAILROADS IS THAT WHY YOU RAIL AT ME SO PEGGY THAT IS A JOKE YOU OUGHT TO LAUGH AT MY JOKES BECAUSE I LOVE YOU BUT I CAN'T EVER EVER TELL YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE RICH A RICH MAN CANNOT PASS THROUGH A NEEDLE'S EYE OH PEGGY PEGGY I LOVE YOUR EYES BUT THEY'RE SO BIG PEGGY SO BILLY WOODS LAY STILL AND BABBLED CEASELESSLY BUT THROUGH ALL HIS IRRELEVANT TALK AS YOU MAY SEE A TRIBUTARY STREAM PULSE UNSULLIED IN A MUDDIED RIVER RAN THE THOUGHT OF PEGGY OF PEGGY AND OF HER CRUELTY AND OF HER BEAUTY AND OF THE MONEY THAT STOOD BETWEEN THEM
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