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"My dear sir," she informed him, coldly, "you are vastly mistaken. You see, I've burned the other one." She pushed by him. "Mr. Kennaston, are you ready for our walk? We'll finish the paper some other time. Wasn't it the strangest thing in the world MY DEAR SIR SHE INFORMED HIM COLDLY YOU ARE VASTLY MISTAKEN YOU SEE I'VE BURNED THE OTHER ONE SHE PUSHED BY HIM MISTER KENNASTON ARE YOU READY FOR OUR WALK WE'LL FINISH THE PAPER SOME OTHER TIME WASN'T IT THE STRANGEST THING IN THE WORLD
in the vestibule, and behind her stood her father, looking very grave. "We have made a most interesting discovery," Miss Hugonin airily announced to the world at large. "It appears that Uncle Fred left all his property to Mr. Woods here. We found the will only last night. I'm sure you'll all be interested to learn I'm a pauper now, and intend to support myself by plain sewing. Any work of this nature you may choose to favour me with, ladies and gentlemen, will receive my most _earnest_ attention." She dropped a courtesy. The scene appealed to her taste for the dramatic. Billy came toward her quickly. "Peggy," he demanded of her, in the semi-privacy of the vestibule, "will you kindly elucidate the meaning of this da--this idiotic foolishness?" "Why, this," she explained, easily, and exhibited a folded paper. "I found it in the grate last night." He inspected it with large eyes. "That's absurd," he said, at length. "You know perfectly well this will isn't worth the paper it's written on. LING WITH CONNASTON PAUSED MARGARET HAD APPEARED IN THE VESTIBULE AND BEHIND HER STOOD HER FATHER LOOKING VERY GRAVE WE HAVE MADE A MOST INTERESTING DISCOVERY MISS HUGON AIRILY ANNOUNCED TO THE WORLD AT LARGE IT APPEARS THAT UNCLE FRED LEFT ALL HIS PROPERTY TO MISTER WOODS HERE WE FOUND THE WILL ONLY LAST NIGHT I'M SURE YOU'LL ALL BE INTERESTED TO LEARN I'M A PAUPER NOW AND INTEND TO SUPPORT MYSELF BY PLAIN SEWING ANY WORK OF THIS NATURE YOU MAY CHOOSE TO FAVOUR ME WITH LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WILL RECEIVE MY MOST EARNEST ATTENTION SHE DROPPED A CURTSEY THE SCENE APPEALED TO HER TASTE FOR THE DRAMATIC BILLY CAME TOWARD HER QUICKLY PEGGY HE DEMANDED OF HER IN THE SEMI PRIVACY OF THE VESTIBULE WOULD YOU KINDLY ELUCIDATE THE MEANING OF THIS DAB THIS IDIOTIC FOOLISHNESS WHY THIS SHE EXPLAINED EASILY AND EXHIBITED A FOLDED PAPER I FOUND IT IN THE GRATE LAST NIGHT HE INSPECTED WITH LARGE EYES THAT'S ABSURD HE SAID AT LENGTH YOU KNOW PERFECTLY WELL THIS WILL ISN'T WORTH THE PAPER IT'S WRITTEN ON
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