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She turned upon him like a virago and informed Frederick R. SHE TURNED UPON HIM LIKE A VERRAGO AND INFORMED FREDERIC R
in the hour. Billy's life, you see, was irrevocably blighted. It mattered very little what became of him; personally, he didn't care in the least. But as for that fair, false, fickle woman--perish the thought! Sooner a thousand deaths! No, he would go to Paris and become a painter of worldwide reputation; the money his father had left him would easily suffice for his simple wants. And some day, the observed of all observers in some bright hall of gaiety, he would pass her coldly by, with a cynical smile upon his lips, and she would grow pale and totter and fall into the arms of the bloated Silenus, for whose title she had bartered her purely superficial charms. Yes, upon mature deliberation, that was precisely what Billy decided to do. Followed dark days at Selwoode. Frederick R. Woods told Margaret of what had occurred; and he added the information that, as his wife's nearest relative, he intended to make her his heir. Then Margaret did what I would scarcely have expected of Margaret. HIS WORD AND LEFT SELWOOD WITHIN THE HOUR BILLY'S LIFE YOU SEE WAS IRREVOCABLY BLIGHTED IT MATTERED VERY LITTLE WHAT BECAME OF HIM PERSONALLY HE DIDN'T CARE IN THE LEAST BUT AS FOR THAT FAIR FALSE FICKLE WOMAN PERISH THE THOUGHT SOONER A THOUSAND DEATHS NO HE WOULD GO TO PARIS AND BECOME A PAINTER OF WORLD WIDE REPUTATION THE MONEY HIS FATHER HAD LEFT HIM WOULD EASILY SUFFICE FOR HIS SIMPLE WANTS AND SOME DAY THE OBSERVED OF ALL OBSERVERS IN SOME BRIGHT HALL OF GAIETY HE WOULD PASS HER COLDLY BY WITH A CYNICAL SMILE UPON HIS LIPS AND SHE WOULD GROW PALE AND TOTTER AND FALL INTO THE ARMS OF THE BLOATED SILINUS FOR WHOSE TITLE SHE HAD BARTERED HER PURELY SUPERFICIAL CHARMS YES UPON MATURE DELIBERATION THAT WAS PRECISELY WHAT BILLY DECIDED TO DO FOLLOWED DARK DAYS AT SELLWOOD FREDERICK R WOODS TOLD MARGARET OF WHAT HAD OCCURRED AND HE ADDED THE INFORMATION THAT AS HIS WIFE'S NEAREST RELATIVE HE INTENDED TO MAKE HER HIS HEIR THEN MARGARET DID WHAT I WOULD SCARCELY HAVE EXPECTED OF MARGARET
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