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"You're a trump, that's what you are!" he declared; "oh, yes, you are, Colonel! You're an incorrigible, incurable old ace of trumps  the very best there is in the pack  and it's entirely useless for you to attempt to conceal it." "Gad YOU'RE A TRUMP THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE HE DECLARED OH YES YOU ARE COLONEL YOU'RE AN INCORRIGIBLE INCURABLE OLD ACE OF TRUMPS THE VERY BEST THERE IS IN THE PACK AND IT'S ENTIRELY USELESS FOR YOU TO ATTEMPT TO CONCEAL IT GAD
om the other members of the house-party, and was speaking in confidence. He was sincere; I don't say that the thought of facing the world at sixty-five with practically no resources save his half-pay--I think I have told you that the Colonel's diversions had drunk up his wife's fortune and his own like a glass of water--I don't say that this thought moved him to hilarity. Over it, indeed, he pulled a frankly grave face. But he cared a deal for Billy; and even now there was balm--soothing, priceless balm--to be had of the reflection that this change in his prospects affected materially the prospects of those cultured, broad-minded, philanthropic persons who had aforetime set his daughter to requiring of him a perusal of Herbert Spencer. Billy was pretty well aware how monetary matters stood with the old wastrel; and the sincerity of the man affected him far more than the most disinterested sentiments would have done. Mr. Woods accordingly shook hands, with entirely unnecessary violence.  SOME DISTANCE FROM THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE PARTY AND WAS SPEAKING IN CONFIDENCE HE WAS SINCERE I DON'T SAY THAT THE THOUGHT OF FACING THE WORLD AT SIXTY FIVE WITH PRACTICALLY NO RESOURCES SAVE HIS HALF PAY I THINK I HAVE TOLD YOU THAT THE COLONEL'S DIVERSIONS HAD DRUNK UP HIS WIFE'S FORTUNE IN HIS OWN LIKE A GLASS OF WATER I DON'T SAY THAT THIS THOUGHT MOVED HIM TO HILARITY OVER IT INDEED HE PULLED A FRANKLY GRAVE FACE BUT HE CARED A DEAL FOR BILLY AND EVEN NOW THERE WAS BALM SOOTHING PRICELESS BALM TO BE HAD OF THE REFLECTION THAT THIS CHANGE IN HIS PROSPECTS AFFECTED MATERIALLY THE PROSPECTS OF THOSE CULTURED BROAD MINDED PHILANTHROPIC PERSONS WHO HAD AFORETIMES SET HIS DAUGHTER TO REQUIRING OF HIM A PERUSAL OF HERBERT SPENCER BILLY WAS PRETTY WELL AWARE HOW MONETARY MATTERS STOOD WITH THE OLD WASTREL AND THE SINCERITY OF THE MAN AFFECTED HIM FAR MORE THAN THE MOST DISINTERESTED SENTIMENTS WOULD HAVE DONE MISTER WOODS ACCORDINGLY SHOOK HANDS WITH ENTIRELY UNNECESSARY VIOLENCE
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