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_" She caressed the paper that had rendered the world such a goodly place to live in  caressed it tenderly and rubbed her check against it. That was Margaret's way of showing affection, you know; and I protest it must have been very pleasant for the paper. SHE CARESSED THE PAPER THAT HAD RENDERED THE WORLD SUCH A GOODLY PLACE TO LIVE IN CARESSED IT TENDERLY AND RUBBED HER CHEEK AGAINST IT THAT WAS MARGARET'S WAY OF SHOWING AFFECTION YOU KNOW AND I PROTEST IT MUST HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASANT FOR THE PAPER
e one Billy had taken out of the secret drawer, with his name set in the place of hers. At the last Frederick R. Woods had relented toward his nephew. Margaret laughed a little; then she cried a little; then she did both together. Afterward she sat in the firelight, very puzzled and very excited and very penitent and very beautiful, and was happier than she had ever been in her life. "He had it in his pocket," her dear voice quavered; "he had it in his pocket, my brave, strong, beautiful Billy did, when he asked me to marry him. It was King Cophetua wooing the beggar-maid--and the beggar was an impudent, ungrateful, idiotic little _piece!_" Margaret hissed, in her most shrewish manner. "She ought to be spanked. She ought to go down on her knees to him in sackcloth, and tears, and ashes, and all sorts of penitential things. She will, too. Oh, it's such a beautiful world--_such_ a beautiful world! Billy loves me--really! Billy's a millionaire, and I'm a pauper. Oh, I'm glad, glad, _glad! E REASON TO FOR SHE FOUND THE PAPER A DUPLICATE OF THE ONE BILLY HAD TAKEN OUT OF THE SECRET DRAWER WITH HIS NAME SET IN THE PLACE OF HERS AT THE LAST FREDERICK R WOODS HAD RELENTED TOWARD HIS NEPHEW MARGARET LAUGHED A LITTLE THEN SHE CRIED A LITTLE THEN SHE DID BOTH TOGETHER AFTERWARD SHE SAT IN THE FIRELIGHT VERY PUZZLED AND VERY EXCITED AND VERY PENITENT AND VERY BEAUTIFUL AND WAS HAPPIER THAN SHE HAD EVER BEEN IN HER LIFE HE HAD IT IN HIS POCKET HER DEAR VOICE QUAVERED HE HAD IT IN HIS POCKET MY BRAVE STRONG BEAUTIFUL BILLY DID WHEN HE ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM IT WAS KING COPHETUA WOOING THE BEGGAR MAID AND THE BEGGAR WAS AN IMPUDENT UNGRATEFUL IDIOTIC LITTLE PIECE MARGARET HISSED IN HER MOST SHREWISH MANNER SHE OUGHT TO BE SPANKED SHE OUGHT TO GO DOWN ON HER KNEES TO HIM IN SACKCLOTH AND TEARS AND ASHES AND ALL SORTS OF PENITENTIAL THINGS SHE WILL TOO OH IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL WORLD SUCH A BEAUTIFUL WORLD BILLY LOVES ME REALLY BILLY'S A MILLIONAIRE AND I'M A PAUPERH I'M GLAD GLAD GLAD
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