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There are secret drawers, you see; one here," and he touched the spring that threw it open, "and the other on this side. There is  there is nothing of importance in them; only receipted bills and such. THERE ARE SECRET DRAWERS YOU SEE ONE HERE AND HE TOUCHED THE SPRING THAT THREW IT OPEN AND THE OTHER ON THIS SIDE THERE THERE IS THERE'S NOTHING OF IMPORTANCE IN THEM ONLY RECEIPTED BILLS AND SUCH
ed. He was staring at a picture beside the mantel--a portrait of Frederick R. Woods--and his eyes when he wheeled about were wistful. Then, on a sudden, they lighted up as if they had caught fire from hers, and his adoration flaunted crimson banners in his cheeks, and his heart, I dare say, was a great blaze of happiness. He loved her, you see; when she entered a room it really made a difference to this absurd young man. He saw a great many lights, for instance, and heard music. And accordingly, he laughed now in a very contented fashion. "I wasn't burglarising," said he--"that is, not exactly. I ought to have asked your permission, I suppose, before coming here, but I couldn't find you, and--and it was rather important. You see," Mr. Woods continued, pointing to the great carved desk. "I happened to speak of this desk to the Colonel to-night. We--we were talking of Uncle Fred's death, and I found out, quite by accident, that it hadn't been searched since then--that is, not thoroughly. HIS BACK WAS TURNED TO THE DOOR AS SHE ENTERED HE WAS STARING AT A PICTURE BESIDE THE MANTEL A PORTRAIT OF FREDERIC R WOODS AND HIS EYES WHEN HE WHEELED ABOUT WERE WISTFUL THEN ON A SUDDEN THEY LIGHTED UP AS IF THEY HAD CAUGHT FIRE FROM HERS AND HIS ADORATION FLAUNTED CRIMSON BANNERS IN HIS CHEEKS AND HIS HEART I DARE SAY WAS A GREAT BLAZE OF HAPPINESS HE LOVED HER YOU SEE WHEN SHE ENTERED A ROOM IT REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE TO THIS ABSURD YOUNG MAN HE SAW A GREAT MANY LIGHTS FOR INSTANCE AND HEARD MUSIC AND ACCORDINGLY HE LAUGHED NOW IN A VERY CONTENTED FASHION I WASN'T BURGLARIZING SAID HE THAT IS NOT EXACTLY I OUGHT TO HAVE ASKED YOUR PERMISSION I SUPPOSE BEFORE COMING HERE BUT I COULDN'T FIND YOU AND AND IT WAS RATHER IMPORTANT YOU SEE MISTER WOODS CONTINUED POINTING TO THE GREAT CARVED DESK I HAPPENED TO SPEAK OF THIS DESK TO THE COLONEL TO NIGHT WE WE WERE TALKING OF UNCLE FRED'S DEATH AND I FOUND OUT QUITE BY ACCIDENT THAT IT HADN'T BEEN SEARCHED SINCE THEN THAT IS NOT THOROUGHLY
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