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Beneath them her twitching mouth smiled bravely, but the mirth of her eyes was monstrous. BENEATH THEM HER TWITCHING MOUTH SMILED BRAVELY BUT THE MIRTH OF HER EYES WAS MONSTROUS
hink Fate must have some grudge against you, Mr. Woods." "Peggy----" said Mr. Woods. "Pardon me," she interrupted him, her masculine little chin high in the air, "but I wish you wouldn't call me that. It was well enough when we were boy and girl together, Mr. Woods. But you've developed since--ah, yes, you've developed into such a splendid actor, such a consummate liar, such a clever scoundrel, Mr. Woods, that I scarcely recognise you now." And there was not a spark of anger in the very darkest corner of Billy's big, brave heart, but only pity--pity all through and through, that sent little icy ticklings up and down his spine and turned his breathing to great sobs. For she had turned full face to him and he could see the look in her eyes. I think he has never forgotten it. Years after the memory of it would come upon him suddenly and set hot drenching waves of shame and remorse surging about his body--remorse unutterable that he ever hurt his Peggy so deeply. For they were tragic eyes.  LUCK DOGS YOUR FOOTSTEPS I THINK FATE MUST HAVE SOME GRUDGE AGAINST YOU MISTER WOODS PEGGY SAID MISTER WOODS PARDON ME SHE INTERRUPTED HIM HER MASCULINENDAL CHIN HIGH IN THE AIR BUT I WISH YOU WOULDN'T CALL ME THAT IT WAS WELL ENOUGH WHEN WE WERE BOY AND GIRL TOGETHER MISTER WOODS BUT YOU'VE DEVELOPED SINCE AH YES YOU'VE DEVELOPED INTO SUCH A SPLENDID ACTOR SUCH A CONSUMMATE LIAR SUCH A CLEVER SCOUNDREL MISTER WOODS THAT I SCARCELY RECOGNIZE YOU NOW AND THERE WAS NOT A SPARK OF ANGER IN THE VERY DARKEST CORNER OF BILLY'S BIG BRAVE HEART BUT ONLY PITY PITY ALL THROUGH AND THROUGH THAT SENT LITTLE ICY TICKLINGS UP AND DOWN HIS SPINE AND TURNED HIS BREATHING TO GREAT SOBS FOR SHE HAD TURNED FULL FACE TO HIM AND HE COULD SEE THE LOOK IN HER EYES I THINK HE HAS NEVER FORGOTTEN IT YEARS AFTER THE MEMORY OF IT WOULD COME UPON HIM SUDDENLY AND SET HOT DRENCHING WAVES OF SHAME AND REMORSE SURGING ABOUT HIS BODY REMORSE UNUTTERABLE THAT HE EVER HURT HIS PEGGY SO DEEPLY FOR THEY WERE TRAGIC EYES
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