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I thought you were brave, and strong, and clean, and honest, and beautiful, and dear  oh, quite the best and dearest man in the world, I thought you, Billy Woods! I THOUGHT YOU WERE BRAVE AND STRONG AND CLEAN AND HONEST AND BEAUTIFUL AND DEAR OH QUITE THE BEST AND DEAREST MAN IN THE WORLD I THOUGHT YOU BILLY WOODS
ve I understand now. You think me a very hopeless cad--that's about your real opinion, isn't it, Peggy? I didn't know that, you see. I thought you knew me better than that. You did once, Peggy--once, a long time ago, and--and I hoped you hadn't quite forgotten that time." The allusion was ill chosen. "Oh, oh, _oh!_" she cried, gasping. "_You_ to remind me of that time!--you of all men. Haven't you a vestige of shame? Haven't you a rag of honour left? Oh, I didn't know there were such men in the world! And to think--to think--" Margaret's glorious voice broke, and she wrung her hands helplessly. Then, after a little, she raised her eyes to his, and spoke without a trace of emotion. "To think," she said, and her voice was toneless now, "to think that I loved you! It's that that hurts, you know. For I loved you very dearly, Billy Woods--yes, I think I loved you quite as much as any woman can ever love a man. You were the first, you see, and girls--girls are very foolish about such things.  ME A LITTLE TIME TO REALIZE YOUR HONEST OPINION OF ME I BELIEVE I UNDERSTAND NOW YOU THINK ME A VERY HOPELESS CAD THAT'S ABOUT YOUR REAL OPINION ISN'T IT PEGGY I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU SEE I THOUGHT YOU KNEW ME BETTER THAN THAT YOU DID ONCE PEGGY ONCE A LONG TIME AGO AND AND I HOPED YOU HADN'T QUITE FORGOTTEN THAT TIME THE ALLUSION WAS ILL CHOSEN OH OH OH SHE CRIED GASPING YOU TO REMIND ME OF THAT TIME YOU OF ALL MEN HAVEN'T YOU A VESTIGE OF SHAME HAVEN'T YOU A RAG OF HONOUR LEFT OH I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE SUCH MEN IN THE WORLD AND TO THINK TO THINK MARGARET'S GLORIOUS VOICE BROKE AND SHE WRUNG HER HANDS HELPLESSLY THEN AFTER A LITTLE SHE RAISED HER EYES TO HIS AND SPOKE WITHOUT A TRACE OF EMOTION TO THINK SHE SAID AND HER VOICE WAS TONELESS NOW TO THINK THAT I LOVED YOU IT'S THAT THAT HURTS YOU KNOW FOR I LOVED YOU VERY DEARLY BILLY WOODS YES I THINK I LOVED YOU QUITE AS MUCH AS ANY WOMAN HAS EVER LOVED A MAN YOU WERE THE FIRST YOU SEE IN GIRLS GIRLS ARE VERY FOOLISH ABOUT SUCH THINGS
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