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So I'm going to burn the paper, dear." Margaret bowed her head. Had she ever known happiness before? SO I'M GOING TO BURN THE PAPER DEAR MARGARET BOWED HER HEAD HAD SHE EVER KNOWN HAPPINESS BEFORE
ut 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?" She was tempting him to the uttermost; and her heart was sick with fear lest he might yield. This was the Eagle's last battle; and recreant Love fought with the Eagle against poor Billy, who had only his honour to help him. Margaret's face was pale as she bent toward him, her lips parted a little, her eyes glinting eerily in the firelight. The room was dark now save in the small radius of its amber glow; beyond that was darkness where panels and brasses blinked. "Yes," said Billy, gravely--"forgive me if I'm wrong, dear, but--I do think that. But you see you don't care for me, Peggy. In the summer-house I thought for a moment--ah, well, you've shown in a hundred ways that you don't care--and I wouldn't have you come to me, not caring. 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 SHE WAS TEMPTING HIM TO THE UTTERMOST AND HER HEART WAS SICK WITH FEAR LEST HE MIGHT YIELD THIS WAS THE EAGLE'S LAST BATTLE AND RECREANT LOVE FOUGHT WITH THE EAGLE AGAINST POOR BILLY WHO HAD ONLY HIS HONOUR TO HELP HIM MARGARET'S FACE WAS PALE AS SHE BENT TOWARD HIM HER LIPS PARTED A LITTLE HER EYES GLINTING EAGERLY IN THE FIRELIGHT THE ROOM WAS DARK NOW SAVE IN THE SMALL RADIUS OF ITS AMBER GLOW BEYOND THAT WAS DARKNESS WHERE PANELS AND BRASSES BLINKED YES SAID BILLY GRAVELY FORGIVE ME IF I'M WRONG DEAR BUT I DO THINK THAT BUT YOU SEE YOU DON'T CARE FOR ME PEGGY IN THE SUMMER HOUSE I THOUGHT FOR A MOMENT AH WELL YOU'VE SHOWN ME IN A HUNDRED WAYS THAT YOU DON'T CARE AND I WOULDN'T HAVE YOU COME TO ME NOT CARING
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