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But Billy, somehow, lacked much of the elation and the perfect content and the disposition to burst into melody that is currently supposed to seize upon rustic swains at such moments. He merely wanted to know if at any time in the remote future his heart would be likely to resume the discharge of its proper functions. BUT BILLY SOMEHOW LACKED MUCH OF THE ELATION AND THE PERFECT CONTENT AND THE DISPOSITION TO BURST INTO MELODY THAT IS CURRENTLY SUPPOSED TO SEIZE UPON RUSTIC SWAINS AT SUCH MOMENTS HE MERELY WANTED TO KNOW IF AT ANY TIME IN THE REMOTE FUTURE HIS HEART WOULD BE LIKELY TO RESUME THE DISCHARGE OF ITS PROPER FUNCTIONS
 pleased. She decided that for the future Adèle must not see so much of Mr. Van Orden. She began to fear that gentleman's views of life were not sufficiently serious. XIX Billy went into the gardens in pursuit of Margaret. He was almost happy now and felt vaguely ashamed of himself. Then he came upon Kathleen Saumarez, who, indeed, was waiting for him there; and his heart went down into his boots. He realised on a sudden that he was one of the richest men in America. It was a staggering thought. Also, Mr. Woods's views, at this moment, as to the advantages of wealth, might have been interesting. Kathleen stood silent for an instant, eyes downcast, face flushed. She was trembling. Then, "Billy," she asked, almost inaudibly, "do--do you still want--your answer?" The birds sang about them. Spring triumphed in the gardens. She looked very womanly and very pretty. To all appearances, it might easily have been a lover and his lass met in the springtide, shamefaced after last night's kissing. TTLE BEWILDERED BUT VERY MUCH PLEASED SHE DECIDED THAT FOR THE FUTURE ADELE MUST NOT SEE SO MUCH OF MISTER VAN HORDEN SHE BEGAN TO FEAR THAT GENTLEMEN'S VIEWS OF LIFE WERE NOT SUFFICIENTLY SERIOUS NINETEEN BILLY WENT INTO THE GARDENS IN PURSUIT OF MARGARET HE WAS ALMOST HAPPY NOW AND FELT VAGUELY ASHAMED OF HIMSELF THEN HE CAME UPON KATHLEEN SOMMEREZ WHO INDEED WAS WAITING FOR HIM THERE AND HIS HEART WENT DOWN INTO HIS BOOTS HE REALIZED ON A SUDDEN THAT HE WAS ONE OF THE RICHEST MEN IN AMERICA IT WAS A STAGGERING THOUGHT ALSO MISTER WOODS'S VIEWS AT THIS MOMENT AS TO THE ADVANTAGES OF WEALTH MIGHT HAVE BEEN INTERESTING KATHLEEN STOOD SILENT FOR AN INSTANT EYES DOWNCAST FACE FLUSHED SHE WAS TREMBLING THEN BILLY SHE ASKED ALMOST INAUDIBLY DO DO YOU STILL WANT YOUR ANSWER THE BIRDS SING ABOUT THEM SPRING TRIUMPH IN THE GARDENS SHE LOOKED VERY WOMANLY AND VERY PRETTY TO ALL APPEARANCES IT MIGHT EASILY HAVE BEEN A LOVER IN HIS LASS MET IN THE SPRINGTIDE SHAMEFACED AFTER LAST NIGHT'S KISSING
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