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"Phrases don't alter matters. Ready, Peggy?" "Ah, no, phrases don't alter matters!" she assented, with a quick lift of speech. "You're going to destroy that will, Billy Woods, simply because you think I'm a horrid, mercenary, selfish _pig_. You think I couldn't give up the money  you think I couldn't be happy without it. Well, you have every right to think so, after the way I've behaved. But why not tell me that is the real reason?" Billy raised his hand in protest. "I  I think you might miss it," he conceded. "Yes, I think you would miss it." "Listen!" PHRASES DON'T ALTER MATTERS READY PEGGY AH NO PHRASES DON'T ALTER MATTERS SHE ASSENTED WITH A QUICK LIFT OF SPEECH YOU'RE GOING TO DESTROY THAT WILL BILLY WOODS SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU THINK I'M A HORRID MERCENARY SELFISH PIG YOU THINK I COULDN'T GIVE UP THE MONEY YOU THINK I COULDN'T BE HAPPY WITHOUT IT WELL YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO THINK SO AFTER THE WAY I'VE BEHAVED BUT WHY NOT TELL ME THAT IS THE REAL REASON BILLY RAISED HIS HAND IN PROTEST I I THINK YOU MIGHT MISS IT HE CONCEDED YES I THINK YOU WOULD MISS IT LISTEN
houghtfully. "Well, for a variety of reasons. First is, that Uncle Fred really did leave his money to you, and burning this is the only way of making sure you get it. Why, I thought you wanted me to burn it! Last time I saw you--" "I was in a temper," said Margaret, haughtily. "You ought to have seen that." "Yes, I--er--noticed it," Mr. Woods admitted, with some dryness; "but it wasn't only temper. You've grown accustomed to the money. You'd miss it now--miss the pleasure it gives you, miss the power it gives you. You'd never be content to go back to the old life now. Why, Peggy, you yourself told me you thought money the greatest thing in the world! It has changed you, Peggy, this--ah, well!" said Billy, "we won't talk about that. I'm going to burn it because that's the only honourable thing to do. Ready, Peggy?" "It may be honourable, but it's _extremely_ silly," Margaret temporised, "and for my part, I'm very, very glad God had run out of a sense of honour when He created the woman.  ARE YOU GOING TO BURN IT BILLY WHY MISTER WOODS REPEATED THOUGHTFULLY WELL FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS FIRST IS THAT UNCLE FRED REALLY DID LEAVE HIS MONEY TO YOU AND BURNING THIS IS THE ONLY WAY OF MAKING SURE YOU GET IT WHY I THOUGHT YOU WANTED ME TO BURN IT LAST TIME I SAW YOU I WAS IN A TEMPER SAID MARGARET HAUGHTILY YOU OUGHT TO HAVE SEEN THAT YES I ER NOTICED IT MISTER WOODS ADMITTED WITH SOME DRYNESS BUT IT WAS AN ONLY TEMPER YOU'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO THE MONEY YOU'D MISS IT NOW MISS THE PLEASURE IT GIVES YOU MISS THE POWER IT GIVES YOU YOU'D NEVER BE CONTENT TO GO BACK TO THE OLD LIFE NOW WHY PEGGY YOU YOURSELF TOLD ME YOU THOUGHT MONEY THE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD IT HAS CHANGED YOU PEGGY THIS AH WELL SAID BILLY WE WON'T TALK ABOUT THAT I'M GOING TO BURN IT BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY HONOURABLE THING TO DO READY PEGGY IT MAY BE HONORABLE BUT IT'S EXTREMELY SILLY MARGARET TEMPORIZED AND FOR MY PART I'M VERY VERY GLAD GOD HAD RUN OUT OF HIS SENSE OF HONOR WHEN HE CREATED THE WOMAN
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