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_" But I think nothing short of brute force could have kept Mr. Woods from her. "Peggy," he babbled  "ah, forgive me if I'm a presumptuous ass  but was it because you knew I couldn't ask you to marry me so long as you had the money?" She dallied with her bliss. Margaret was on the other side of the table. BUT I THINK NOTHING SHORT OF BRUTE FORCE COULD HAVE KEPT MISTER WOODS FROM HER PEGGY HE BABBLED FORGIVE ME IF I'M A PRESUMPTUOUS ASS BUT WAS IT BECAUSE YOU KNEW I COULDN'T ASK YOU TO MARRY ME SO LONG AS YOU HAD THE MONEY SHE DALLIED WITH HER BLISS MARGARET WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE
 the matter. I didn't say a word when before my eyes you stripped me of my entire worldly possessions--you know I didn't. You burned it up yourself, Billy Woods--of your own free will and accord--and now Selwoode and all that detestable money belongs to _you_, and I'm sure I'd like to know what you are going to do about it. So _there_!" Margaret faced him defiantly. Billy was in a state of considerable perturbation. "Why have you done this?" he asked, slowly. But a lucent something--half fear, half gladness--was wakening in Billy's eyes. And her eyes answered him. But her tongue was far less veracious. "Because you thought I was a _pig_! Because you couldn't make allowances for a girl who for four years has seen nothing but money and money-worshippers and the power of money! Because I wanted your--your respect, Billy. And you thought I couldn't give it up! Very well!" Miss Hugonin waved her hand airily toward the hearth. "Now I hope you know better. _Don't you dare get up, Billy Woods! ECT GENTLEMAN AND TOOK NO STEP WHATEVER IN THE MATTER I DIDN'T SAY A WORD WHEN BEFORE MY EYES YOU STRIPPED ME OF MY ENTIRE WORLDLY POSSESSIONS YOU KNOW I DIDN'T YOU'VE BURNED IT UP YOURSELF BILLY WOODS OF YOUR OWN FREE WILL AND ACCORD AND NOW SELL WOOD AND ALL THAT DETESTABLE MONEY BELONGS TO YOU AND I'M SURE I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT SO THERE MARGARET FACED HIM DEFIANTLY BILLY WAS IN A STATE OF CONSIDERABLE PERTURBATION WHY HAVE YOU DONE THIS HE ASKED SLOWLY BUT A LUCENT SOMETHING HALF FEAR HALF GLADNESS WAS WAKENING IN BILLY'S EYES AND HER EYES ANSWERED HIM BUT HER TONGUE WAS FAR LESS VERACIOUS BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT I WAS A PIG BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T MAKE ALLOWANCES FOR A GIRL WHO FOR FOUR YEARS HAS SEEN NOTHING BUT MONEY AND MONEY WORSHIPPERS AND THE POWER OF MONEY BECAUSE I WANTED YOUR YOUR RESPECT BILLY AND YOU THOUGHT I COULDN'T GIVE IT UP VERY WELL MISS HUGONAN WAVED HER HAND AIRILY TOWARD THE HEARTH NOW I HOPE YOU KNOW BETTER DON'T YOU DARE GET UP BILLY WOODS
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