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Sooner a thousand deaths! No, he would go to Paris and become a painter of worldwide reputation; the money his father had left him would easily suffice for his simple wants. SOONER A THOUSAND DEATHS NO HE WOULD GO TO PARIS AND BECOME A PAINTER OF WORLD WIDE REPUTATION THE MONEY HIS FATHER HAD LEFT HIM WOULD EASILY SUFFICE FOR HIS SIMPLE WANTS
ate to go on sentry-duty. Ten days earlier Billy would have jumped at the chance; ten days later he would probably have suggested it himself; but at that exact moment he would have as willingly contemplated matrimony with Alecto or Medusa or any of the Furies. Accordingly, he declined. Frederick R. Woods flew into a pyrotechnical display of temper, and gave him his choice between obeying his commands and leaving his house forever--the choice, in fact, which he had been according Billy at very brief intervals ever since the boy had had the measles, fifteen years before, and had refused to take the proper medicines. It was merely his usual manner of expressing a request or a suggestion. But this time, to his utter horror and amaze, the boy took him at his word and left Selwoode within the hour. Billy's life, you see, was irrevocably blighted. It mattered very little what became of him; personally, he didn't care in the least. But as for that fair, false, fickle woman--perish the thought! ONEL MIGHT HAVE ORDERED A PRIVATE TO GO ON SENTRY DUTY TEN DAYS EARLIER BILLY WOULD HAVE JUMPED AT THE CHANCE TEN DAYS LATER HE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE SUGGESTED IT HIMSELF BUT AT THAT EXACT MOMENT HE WOULD HAVE AS WILLINGLY CONTEMPLATED MATRIMONY WITH ELECTO OR MEDUSA OR ANY OF THE FURIES ACCORDINGLY HE DECLINED FREDERIC R WOODS FLEW INTO A PYROTECHNICAL DISPLAY OF TEMPER AND GAVE HIM HIS CHOICE BETWEEN OBEYING HIS COMMANDS AND LEAVING HIS HOUSE FOREVER THE CHOICE IN FACT WHICH HE HAD BEEN ACCORDING BILLY AT VERY BRIEF INTERVALS EVER SINCE THE BOY HAD HAD THE MEASLES FIFTEEN YEARS BEFORE AND HAD REFUSED TO TAKE THE PROPER MEDICINES IT WAS MERELY HIS USUAL MANNER OF EXPRESSING A REQUEST OR A SUGGESTION BUT THIS TIME TO HIS UTTER HORROR AND AMAZE THE BOY TOOK HIM AT HIS WORD AND LEFT SELWOOD WITHIN THE HOUR BILLY'S LIFE YOU SEE WAS IRREVOCABLY BLIGHTED IT MATTERED VERY LITTLE WHAT BECAME OF HIM PERSONALLY HE DIDN'T CARE IN THE LEAST BUT AS FOR THAT FAIR FALSE FICKLE WOMAN PERISH THE THOUGHT
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