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He was undeniably in a temper. But, then, how becoming it was! thought someone. HE WAS UNDENIABLY IN A TEMPER BUT THEN HOW BECOMING IT WAS THOUGHT SOME ONE
ikely to prove a stormy one. There was an ominous stiffness in his gait. "Oh, dear, dear!" Miss Hugonin wailed; "he's in a temper now, and he'll probably be just as disagreeable as it's possible for any one to be. I do wish men weren't so unreasonable! He looks exactly like a big, blue-eyed thunder-cloud just now--just now, when I'm sure he has every cause in the _world_ to be very much pleased--after all I've done for him. He makes me awfully tired. I think he's _very ungrateful_. I--I think I'm rather afraid." In fact, she was. Now that the meeting she had anticipated these twelve hours past was actually at hand, there woke in her breast an unreasoning panic. Miss Hugonin considered, and caught up her skirts, and whisked into the summer-house, and there sat down in the darkest corner and devoutly wished Mr. Woods in Crim Tartary, or Jericho, or, in a word, any region other than the gardens of Selwoode. Billy came presently to the opening in the hedge and stared at the deserted bench. A CONVICTION THAT THEIR INTERVIEW IS LIKELY TO PROVE A STORMY ONE THERE WAS AN OMINOUS STIFFNESS IN HIS GAIT OH DEAR DEAR MISSUS YGONAN WAILED HE'S IN A TEMPER NOW AND HE'LL PROBABLY BE JUST AS DISAGREEABLE AS IT'S POSSIBLE FOR ANY ONE TO BE I DO WISH MEN WEREN'T SO UNREASONABLE HE LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE A BIG BLUE EYED THUNDERCLOUD JUST NOW JUST NOW WHAT I'M SURE HE HAS EVERY CAUSE IN THE WORLD TO BE VERY MUCH PLEASED AFTER ALL I'VE DONE FOR HIM HE MAKES ME AWFULLY TIRED I THINK HE'S VERY UNGRATEFUL I THINK I'M RATHER AFRAID IN FACT SHE WAS NOW THAT THE MEETING SHE HAD ANTICIPATED THESE TWELVE HOURS PAST WAS ACTUALLY AT HAND THERE WOKE IN HER BREAST AN UNREASONING PANIC MISS YGONING CONSIDERED AND CAUGHT UP HER SKIRTS AND WHISKED INTO THE SUMMER HOUSE AND THERE SAT DOWN IN THE DARKEST CORNER AND DEVOUTLY WISHED MISTER WOODS IN CRIM TARTARY OR JERICHO OR IN A WORD ANY REGION OTHER THAN THE GARDENS OF SELLWOOD BILLY CAME PRESENTLY TO THE OPENING IN THE HEDGE AND STARED AT THE DESERTED BENCH
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