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The birds sang about them. Spring triumphed in the gardens. She looked very womanly and very pretty. To all appearances, it might easily have been a lover and his lass met in the springtide, shamefaced after last night's kissing. THE BIRDS SING ABOUT THEM SPRING TRIUMPH IN THE GARDENS SHE LOOKED VERY WOMANLY AND VERY PRETTY TO ALL APPEARANCES IT MIGHT EASILY HAVE BEEN A LOVER IN HIS LASS MET IN THE SPRINGTIDE SHAMEFACED AFTER LAST NIGHT'S KISSING
ng hands energetically, for a matter of five minutes, and entreating to be allowed to subscribe to some of her deserving charitable enterprises--any one she might mention--and so left the old lady a little bewildered, but very much pleased. She decided that for the future Adèle must not see so much of Mr. Van Orden. She began to fear that gentleman's views of life were not sufficiently serious. XIX Billy went into the gardens in pursuit of Margaret. He was almost happy now and felt vaguely ashamed of himself. Then he came upon Kathleen Saumarez, who, indeed, was waiting for him there; and his heart went down into his boots. He realised on a sudden that he was one of the richest men in America. It was a staggering thought. Also, Mr. Woods's views, at this moment, as to the advantages of wealth, might have been interesting. Kathleen stood silent for an instant, eyes downcast, face flushed. She was trembling. Then, "Billy," she asked, almost inaudibly, "do--do you still want--your answer?  HE COMPROMISED BY SHAKING HANDS ENERGETICALLY FOR A MATTER OF FIVE MINUTES AND ENTREATING TO BE ALLOWED TO SUBSCRIBE TO SOME OF HER DESERVING CHARITABLE ENTERPRISES ANY ONE SHE MIGHT MENTION AND SO LEFT THE OLD LADY A LITTLE BEWILDERED BUT VERY MUCH PLEASED SHE DECIDED THAT FOR THE FUTURE ADELE MUST NOT SEE SO MUCH OF MISTER VAN HORDEN SHE BEGAN TO FEAR THAT GENTLEMEN'S VIEWS OF LIFE WERE NOT SUFFICIENTLY SERIOUS NINETEEN BILLY WENT INTO THE GARDENS IN PURSUIT OF MARGARET HE WAS ALMOST HAPPY NOW AND FELT VAGUELY ASHAMED OF HIMSELF THEN HE CAME UPON KATHLEEN SOMMEREZ WHO INDEED WAS WAITING FOR HIM THERE AND HIS HEART WENT DOWN INTO HIS BOOTS HE REALIZED ON A SUDDEN THAT HE WAS ONE OF THE RICHEST MEN IN AMERICA IT WAS A STAGGERING THOUGHT ALSO MISTER WOODS'S VIEWS AT THIS MOMENT AS TO THE ADVANTAGES OF WEALTH MIGHT HAVE BEEN INTERESTING KATHLEEN STOOD SILENT FOR AN INSTANT EYES DOWNCAST FACE FLUSHED SHE WAS TREMBLING THEN BILLY SHE ASKED ALMOST INAUDIBLY DO DO YOU STILL WANT YOUR ANSWER
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