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The Colonel had seen dead men and dying men before this; and as he bent over the boy he loved he gave a convulsive sob, and afterward buried his face in his hands. Then  of all unlikely persons in the world  it was Petheridge Jukesbury who rose to meet the occasion. THE COLONEL HAD SEEN DEAD MEN AND DYING MEN BEFORE THIS AND AS HE BENT OVER THE BOY HE LOVED HE GAVE A CONVULSIVE SOB AND AFTERWARD BURIED HIS FACE IN HIS HANDS THEN OF ALL UNLIKELY PERSONS IN THE WORLD IT WAS PETHERIDGE JUKESBURY WHO ROSE TO MEET THE OCCASION
ow. Wasn't it too bad? Billy was such a nice boy, you know. I--I think it's very sad. I think it's the saddest thing I ever knew of in my life." Kathleen Saumarez was the first to reach her. But she drew back quickly. "No, ah, no!" she said, with a little shudder. "You didn't love Billy. He loved you, and you didn't love him. Oh, Kathleen, Kathleen, how _could_ you help loving Billy? He was such a nice boy. I--I'm rather sorry he's dead." Then she stood silent, picking at her dress thoughtfully and still smiling. Afterward, for the first and only time in history, Miss Hugonin fainted--fainted with an anxious smile. Petheridge Jukesbury caught her as she fell, and began to blubber like a whipped schoolboy as he stood there holding her in his arms. XXVII But Billy was not dead. There was still a feeble, jerky fluttering in his big chest when Colonel Hugonin found him. His heart still moved, but under the Colonel's hand its stirrings were vague and aimless as those of a captive butterfly.  OH YES A MAN KILLED BILLY JUST NOW WASN'T IT TOO BAD BILLY WAS SUCH A NICE BOY YOU KNOW I I THINK IT'S VERY SAD I THINK IT'S THE SADDEST THING I NEVER KNEW OF IN MY LIFE KATHLEEN'S SOMBREAZ WAS THE FIRST TO REACH HER BUT SHE DREW BACK QUICKLY NO I KNOW SHE SAID WITH A LITTLE SHUDDER YOU DIDN'T LOVE BILLY HE LOVED YOU AND YOU DIDN'T LOVE HIM OH KATHLEEN KATHLEEN HOW COULD YOU HELP LOVING BILLY HE WAS SUCH A NICE BOY I I'M RATHER SORRY HE'S DEAD THEN SHE STOOD SILENT PICKING AT HER DRESS THOUGHTFULLY AND STILL SMILING AFTERWARD FOR THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME IN HISTORY MISS HUGONAN FAINTED FAINTED WITH AN ANXIOUS SMILE PETHRIDGE JUKESBURY CAUGHT HER AS SHE FELL AND BEGAN TO BLUBBER LIKE A WHIPPED SCHOOLBOY AS HE STOOD THERE HOLDING HER IN HIS ARMS TWENTY SEVEN BUT BILLY WAS NOT DEAD THERE WAS STILL A FEEBLE JERKY FLUTTERING IN HIS BIG CHEST WHEN COLONEL HUGONIAN FOUND HIM HIS HEART STILL MOVED BUT UNDER THE COLONEL'S HAND ITS STIRRINGS WERE VAGUE AND AIMLESS AS THOSE OF A CAPTIVE BUTTERFLY
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