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To him, the Eagle meant that crude, incalculable power of wealth he gloried in. And to Billy Woods, the Eagle meant identically the same thing, and  I am sorry to say  he began to suspect that the Eagle was really the audience to whom Miss Hugonin's friends so zealously played. TO HIM THE EAGLE MEANT THAT CRUDE INCALCULABLE POWER OF WEALTH HE GLORIED IN AND TO BILLY WOODS THE EAGLE MEANT IDENTICALLY THE SAME THING AND I AM SORRY TO SAY HE BEGAN TO SUSPECT THAT THE EAGLE WAS REALLY THE AUDIENCE TO WHOM MISS UGUNAN'S FRIENDS SO ZEALOUSLY PLAYED
 played, thought Billy; and he wondered. I think I have said that, owing to the smallness of the house-party, luncheon was served in the breakfast-room. The dining-room at Selwoode is very rarely used, because Margaret declares its size makes a meal there equivalent to eating out-of-doors. And I must confess that the breakfast-room is far cosier. The room, in the first place, is of reasonable dimensions; it is hung with Flemish tapestries from designs by Van Eyck representing the Four Seasons, but the walls and ceiling are panelled in oak, and over the mantel carved in bas-relief the inevitable Eagle is displayed. The mantel stood behind Margaret's chair; and over her golden head, half-protectingly, half-threateningly, with his wings outstretched to the uttermost, the Eagle brooded as he had once brooded over Frederick R. Woods. The old man sat contentedly beneath that symbol of what he had achieved in life. He had started (as the phrase runs) from nothing; he had made himself a power. CE TO WHICH THEY ZEALOUSLY PLAYED THOUGHT BILLY AND HE WONDERED I THINK I HAVE SAID THAT OWING TO THE SMALLNESS OF THE HOUSE PARTY LUNCHEON WAS SERVED IN THE BREAKFAST ROOM THE DINING ROOM ITSELF IT IS VERY RARELY USED BECAUSE MARGARET DECLARES ITS SIZE MAKES A MEAL THERE EQUIVALENT TO EATING OUT OF DOORS AND I MUST CONFESS THAT THE BREAKFAST ROOM IS FAR COSIER THE ROOM IN THE FIRST PLACE IS OF REASONABLE DIMENSIONS IT IS HUNG WITH FLEMISHED TAPESTRIES FROM DESIGNS BY VANYKE REPRESENTING THE FOUR SEASONS BUT THE WALLS AND CEILINGS ARE PANELLED IN OAK AND OVER THE MANTEL CARVED IN BASTE RELIEF THE INEVITABLE EAGLE IS DISPLAYED THE MANTLE STOOD BEHIND MARGARET'S CHAIR AND OVER HER GOLDEN HEAD HALF PROTESTINGLY HALF THREATENINGLY WITH ITS WINGS OUTSTRETCHED TO THE UTTERMOST THE EAGLE BROODED AS HE HAD ONCE BROODED OVER FREDERICK R WOODS THE OLD MAN SAT CONTENTEDLY BENEATH THAT SYMBOL OF WHAT HE HAD ACHIEVED IN LIFE HE HAD STARTED AS THE PHRASE RUNS FROM NOTHING HE HAD MADE HIMSELF A POWER
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