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And when he had come to the bend in the stairs his eyes turned back to hers, slowly and irresistibly, drawn toward them, as it seemed, just as the sunflower is drawn toward the sun, or the needle toward the pole, or, in fine, as the eyes of young gentlemen ordinarily are drawn toward the eyes of the one woman in the world. AND WHEN HE HAD COME TO THE BEND IN THE STAIRS HIS EYES TURNED BACK TO HERS SLOWLY AND IRRESISTIBLY DRAWN TOWARD THEM AS IT SEEMED JUST AS THE SUNFLOWER IS DRAWN TOWARD THE SUN OR THE NEEDLE TOWARD THE POLE OR IN FINE AS THE EYES OF YOUNG GENTLEMEN ORDINARILY ARE DRAWN TOWARD THE EYES OF THE ONE WOMAN IN THE WORLD
bilant, delightful rustling--the caress of sound is the rustling of a well-groomed woman's skirts--and of an afterthought of violets, of a mere reminiscence of orris, all of which came toward him through the dimness of the hall. He started, noticeably. "Billy," Miss Hugonin stated, "I'm sorry for what I said to you. I'm not sure it isn't true, you know, but I'm sorry I said it." "Bless your heart!" said Billy; "don't you worry over that, Peggy. That's all right. Incidentally, the things you've said to me and about me aren't true, of course, but we won't discuss that just now. I--I fancy we're both feeling a bit fagged. Go to bed, Peggy! We'll both go to bed, and the night will bring counsel, and we'll sleep off all unkindliness. Go to bed, little sister!--get all the beauty-sleep you aren't in the least in need of, and dream of how happy you're going to be with the man you love. And--and in the morning I may have something to say to you. Good-night, dear." And this time he really went. HE WORLD MISTER WOODS WAS AWARE OF A LIGHT STEP A SWISHING SIBILANT DELIGHTFUL RUSTLING THE CARESS OF SOUND AS THE RUSTLING OF A WELL GROOMED WOMAN'S SKIRTS AND I WOULD AFTER THOUGHT OF VIOLETS OF MERE REMINISCENCE OF ORRIS ALL OF WHICH CAME TOWARD HIM THROUGH THE DIMNESS OF THE HALL HE STARTED NOTICEABLY BILLY MONS YONAN STATED I'M SORRY FOR WHAT I SAID TO YOU I'M NOT SURE IT ISN'T TRUE YOU KNOW BUT I'M SORRY I SAID IT BLESS YOUR HEART SAID BILLY DON'T YOU WORRY OVER THAT PEGGY THAT'S ALL RIGHT INCIDENTALLY THE THINGS YOU SAID TO ME AND ME AREN'T TRUE OF COURSE BUT WE WON'T DISCUSS THAT JUST NOW I I FANCY WE'RE BOTH FEELING A BIT FAGGED GO TO BED PEGGY WE'LL BOTH GO TO BED AND THE NIGHT WILL BRING COUNSEL AND WE'LL SLEEP OFF ALL UNKINDLINESS GO TO BED LITTLE SISTER GET ALL THE BEAUTY SLEEP YOU WANT IN THE LEAST IN NEED OF AND DREAM OF HOW HAPPY YOU'RE GOING TO BE WITH THE MAN YOU LOVE AND AND IN THE MORNING I MAY HAS SOMETHING TO SAY TO YOU GOOD NIGHT DEAR AND THIS TIME HE REALLY WENT
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