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She pointed out to herself the undeniable fact that Billy, having formerly refused to marry her  oh, ignominy!  seemed pleasant spoken enough, now that she had become an heiress. SHE POINTED OUT TO HERSELF THE UNDENIABLE FACT THAT BILLY HAVING FORMERLY REFUSED TO MARRY HER A IGNOMINY SEEMED PLEASANT SPOKEN ENOUGH NOW THAT SHE HAD BECOME AN HEIRESS
ght to be locked up in some nice quiet stable, where your heehawing wouldn't disturb people. You need a keeper, you do!" He sat for some ten minutes, aghast. Afterward he rose and threw back his shoulders and drew a deep breath. "No, we aren't an ass," he addressed his reflection in the mirror, as he carefully knotted his tie. "We're only a poor chuckle-headed moth who's been looking at a star too long. It's a bright star, Billy, but it isn't for you. So we're going to be sensible now. We're going to get a telegram to-morrow that will call us away from Selwoode. We aren't coming back any more, either. We're simply going to continue painting fifth-rate pictures, and hoping that some day she'll find the right man and be very, very happy." Nevertheless, he decided that a blue tie would look better, and was very particular in arranging it. At the same moment Margaret stood before her mirror and tidied her hair for luncheon and assured her image in the glass that she was a weak-minded fool. ARE AN ASS BILLY WOODS YOU OUGHT TO BE LOCKED UP IN SOME NICE QUIET STABLE WHERE YOUR KEY HAWING WOULDN'T DISTURB PEOPLE YOU NEED A KEEPER YOU DO HE SAT FOR SOME TEN MINUTES AGHAST AFTERWARD HE ROSE AND THREW BACK HIS SHOULDERS AND DREW A DEEP BREATH NO WE AREN'T AN ASS HE ADDRESSED HIS REFLECTION IN THE MIRROR AS HE CAREFULLY KNOTTED HIS TIE WE ARE ONLY A POOR CHUCKLE HEADED MOTH WHO'S BEEN LOOKING AT A STAR TOO LONG IT'S A BRIGHT STAR BILLY BUT IT ISN'T FOR YOU SO WE'RE GOING TO BE SENSIBLE NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET A TELEGRAM TO MORROW THAT WILL CALL US AWAY FROM SELLWOOD WE AREN'T COMING BACK ANY MORE EITHER WE'RE SIMPLY GOING TO CONTINUE PAINTING FIFTH RATE PICTURES AND HOPING THAT SOME DAY SHE'LL FIND THE RIGHT MAN AND BE VERY VERY HAPPY NEVERTHELESS HE DECIDED THAT A BLUE TIE WOULD LOOK BETTER AND WAS VERY PARTICULAR IN ARRANGING IT AT THE SAME MOMENT MARGARET STOOD BEFORE HER MIRROR AND TIDIED HER HAIR FOR LUNCHEON AND ASSURED HER IMAGE IN THE GLASS THAT SHE WAS A WEAK MINDED FOOL
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