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Then Billy, the diplomatist, received a surprise. "She'll come with me, of course," said Mrs. Haggage. Mr. Woods made an  unfortunately  inaudible observation. THEN BILLY THE DIPLOMATIST RECEIVED A SURPRISE SHE'LL COME WITH ME OF COURSE SAID MISSUS HAGGAGE MISTER WOODS MADE AN UNFORTUNATELY INAUDIBLE OBSERVATION
r humble dwelling is always open to the son of my old, old friend, and that there is always a jug of good whiskey in the cupboard." Thus in the shadow of the Eagle babbled the woman whom--for all her absurdities--Margaret had loved as a mother. Billy thanked her with an angry heart. "And this"--I give you the gist of his meditations--"this is Peggy's dearest friend! Oh, Philanthropy, are thy protestations, then, all void and empty, and are thy noblest sentiments--every one of 'em--so full of sound and rhetoric, so specious, so delectable--are these, then, but dicers' oaths!" Aloud, "I'm rather surprised, you know," he said, slowly, "that you take it just this way, Mrs. Haggage. I should have thought you'd have been sorry on--on Miss Hugonin's account. It's awfully jolly of you, of course--oh, awfully jolly, and I appreciate it at its true worth, I assure you. But it's a bit awkward, isn't it, that the poor girl will be practically penniless? I really don't know whom she'll turn to now. IFE AND I ENTREAT YOU TO REMEMBER THAT OUR HUMBLE DWELLING IS ALWAYS OPEN TO THE SON OF MY OLD OLD FRIEND AND THAT THAT THERE IS ALWAYS A JUG OF GOOD WHISKY IN THE CUPBOARD THUS IN THE SHADOW OF THE EAGLE BABBLED THE WOMAN WHOM FOR ALL HER ABSURDITIES MARGARET HAD LOVED AS A MOTHER BILLY THANKED HER WITH AN ANGRY HEART AND THIS I GIVE YOU THE GIST OF HIS MEDITATIONS THIS IS PEGGY'S DEAREST FRIEND OH PHILANTHROPY ARE THY PROTESTATIONS THEN ALL VOID AND EMPTY AND ARE THY NOBLEST SENTIMENTS EVERY ONE OF EM SO FULL OF SOUND AND RHETORIC SO SPECIOUS SO DELECTABLE ARE THESE THEN BUT DIYSER'S OATHS ALOUD I'M RATHER SURPRISED YOU KNOW HE SAID SLOWLY THAT YOU TAKE IT JUST THIS WAY MISSUS HAGGAGE I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT YOU'D HAVE BEEN SORRY ON ON MISS HUGONIAN'S ACCOUNT IT'S AWFULLY JOLLY OF YOU OF COURSE OH AWFULLY JOLLY AND I APPRECIATE IT AND IT'S TRUE WORTH I ASSURE YOU BUT IT'S A BIT AWKWARD ISN'T IT THAT THE POOR GIRL WILL BE PRACTICALLY PENNILESS I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHOM SHE'LL TURN TO NOW
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