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"Yes, I  er  noticed it," Mr. Woods admitted, with some dryness; "but it wasn't only temper. You've grown accustomed to the money. You'd miss it now  miss the pleasure it gives you, miss the power it gives you. You'd never be content to go back to the old life now. Why, Peggy, you yourself told me you thought money the greatest thing in the world! YES I ER NOTICED IT MISTER WOODS ADMITTED WITH SOME DRYNESS BUT IT WAS AN ONLY TEMPER YOU'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO THE MONEY YOU'D MISS IT NOW MISS THE PLEASURE IT GIVES YOU MISS THE POWER IT GIVES YOU YOU'D NEVER BE CONTENT TO GO BACK TO THE OLD LIFE NOW WHY PEGGY YOU YOURSELF TOLD ME YOU THOUGHT MONEY THE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD
 it's so good for your eyes, you know, after being hit over the head," Margaret suggested, cheerfully. Billy chuckled. "That's true," said he, "but I know Uncle Fred's fist well enough without having to read it all. Candidly, Peggy, I _had_ to look at it, because I--well, I didn't quite trust you, Peggy. And now we're going to burn this interesting paper, you and I." "Wait!" Margaret cried. "Ah, wait, just a moment, Billy!" He glanced up at her in surprise, the paper still poised in his hand. She sat with head drooped forward, her masculine little chin thrust out eagerly, her candid eyes transparently appraising him. "Why are you going to burn it, Billy?" "Why?" Mr. Woods, repeated, thoughtfully. "Well, for a variety of reasons. First is, that Uncle Fred really did leave his money to you, and burning this is the only way of making sure you get it. Why, I thought you wanted me to burn it! Last time I saw you--" "I was in a temper," said Margaret, haughtily. "You ought to have seen that. KE QUITE SURE I HAVEN'T BEEN DABBLING IN FORGERY OF LATE BESIDES IT'S SO GOOD FOR YOUR EYES YOU KNOW AFTER BEING HIT OVER THE HEAD MARGARET SUGGESTED CHEERFULLY BILLY CHUCKLED THAT'S TRUE SAID HE BUT I KNOW UNCLE FRED'S FIST WELL ENOUGH WITHOUT HAVING TO READ IT ALL CANDIDLY PEGGY I HAD TO LOOK AT IT BECAUSE I WELL I DIDN'T QUITE TRUST YOU PEGGY AND NOW YOU'RE GOING TO BURN THIS INTERESTING PAPER YOU AND I WAIT MARGARET CRIED UGH WAIT JUST A MOMENT BILLY HE GLANCED UP AT HER IN SURPRISE THE PAPER STILL POISONED HIS HAND SHE SAT WITH HEAD DROOPED FORWARD HER MASCULINE LITTLE CHIN THRUST OUT EAGERLY HER CANDID EYES TRANSPARENTLY APPRAISING HIM WHY ARE YOU GOING TO BURN IT BILLY WHY MISTER WOODS REPEATED THOUGHTFULLY WELL FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS FIRST IS THAT UNCLE FRED REALLY DID LEAVE HIS MONEY TO YOU AND BURNING THIS IS THE ONLY WAY OF MAKING SURE YOU GET IT WHY I THOUGHT YOU WANTED ME TO BURN IT LAST TIME I SAW YOU I WAS IN A TEMPER SAID MARGARET HAUGHTILY YOU OUGHT TO HAVE SEEN THAT
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