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To do him justice, he was thinking less of himself, just now, than of how this news would affect Margaret; and his face was very grave and strangely tender, for in his own fashion he loved Margaret. "It's nasty, very nasty," he said, at length, in a voice that was puzzled. "Yet I could have sworn yesterday    " Kennaston paused and laughed lightly. "She was an heiress yesterday, and to day she is nobody. TO DO HIM JUSTICE HE WAS THINKING LESS OF HIMSELF JUST NOW THAN OF HOW THIS NEWS WOULD AFFECT MARGARET AND HIS FACE WAS VERY GRAVE AND STRANGELY TENDER FOR IN HIS OWN FASHION HE LOVED MARGARET IT'S NASTY VERY NASTY HE SAID AT LENGTH IN A VOICE THAT WAS PUZZLED YET I COULD HAVE SWORN YESTERDAY CONNASTON PAUSED AND LAUGHED LIGHTLY SHE WAS IN HEIRESS YESTERDAY AND TO DAY SHE IS NOBODY
 she hadn't the slightest sympathy. Then Kennaston cried, suddenly: "Why, you're mad, Kathleen! Woods wants to marry _you!_ Why, he's heels over head in love with Miss Hugonin!" Miss Hugonin turned to Mr. Woods with a little intake of the breath. No, I shall not attempt to tell you what Billy saw in her countenance. Timanthes-like, I drape before it the vines of the summer-house. For a brief space I think we had best betake ourselves outside, leaving Margaret in a very pitiable state of anger, and shame, and humiliation, and heartbreak--leaving poor Billy with a heart that ached, seeing the horror of him in her face. XXIII Mrs. Saumarez laughed bitterly. "No," she said, "Billy cared for me, you know, a long time ago. And this morning he told me he still cared. Billy doesn't pretend to be a clever man, you see, and so he can afford to practice some of the brute virtues, such as constancy and fidelity." There was a challenging flame in her eyes, but Kennaston let the stab pass unnoticed. IT BUT WITH BILLY'S SCRUPLES SHE HADN'T THE SLIGHTEST SYMPATHY THEN KNASTON CRIED SUDDENLY WHY YOU'RE MAD KATHLEEN WOODS WANTS TO MARRY YOU WHY HE'S HEELS OVER HEAD AND THAT WITH MISS YGONIAN MISS UGONAN TURNED TO MISTER WOODS WITH A LITTLE INTAKE OF THE BREATH NO I SHALL NOT ATTEMPT TO TELL YOU WHAT BILLY SAW IN HER COUNTENANCE COMMAND THESE LIKE I DRAPE BEFORE IT THE VINES OF THE SUMMER HOUSE FOR A BRIEF SPACE I THINK WE HAD BEST BETAKE OURSELVES OUTSIDE LEAVING MARGARET IN A VERY PITIABLE STATE OF ANGER AND SHAME AND HUMILIATION AND HEARTBREAK LEAVING POOR BILLY WITH A HEART THAT ACHED SEEING THE HORROR OF HIM IN HER FACE TWENTY THREE MISSUS SOMMAREZ LAUGHED BITTERLY NO SHE SAID BILLY CARED FOR ME YOU KNOW A LONG TIME AGO AND THIS MORNING HE TOLD ME HE STILL CARED BILLY DOESN'T PRETEND TO BE A CLEVER MAN YOU SEE AND SO HE CAN AFFORD TO PRACTISE SOME OF THE BRUTE VIRTUES SUCH AS CONSTANCY AND FIDELITY THERE WAS A CHALLENGING FLAME IN HER EYES BUT CANNASTON LET THE STAB PASS UNNOTICED
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