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She was tempting him to the uttermost; and her heart was sick with fear lest he might yield. This was the Eagle's last battle; and recreant Love fought with the Eagle against poor Billy, who had only his honour to help him. SHE WAS TEMPTING HIM TO THE UTTERMOST AND HER HEART WAS SICK WITH FEAR LEST HE MIGHT YIELD THIS WAS THE EAGLE'S LAST BATTLE AND RECREANT LOVE FOUGHT WITH THE EAGLE AGAINST POOR BILLY WHO HAD ONLY HIS HONOUR TO HELP HIM
ted the woman." "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!" said Margaret, quickly. "The money is yours now--by my act. You say you--care for me. If I am the sort of woman you think me--I don't say I am, and I don't say I'm not--but thinking me that sort of woman, don't you think I'd--I'd marry you for the asking if you kept the money? Don't you think you're losing every chance of me by burning that will? Oh, I'm not standing on conventionalities now! Don't you think that, Billy? ERY VERY GLAD GOD HAD RUN OUT OF HIS SENSE OF HONOR WHEN HE CREATED THE WOMAN 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 SAID MARGARET QUICKLY THE MONEY IS YOURS NOW BY MY ACT YOU SAY YOU CARE FOR ME IF I'M THE SORT OF WOMAN YOU THINK ME I DON'T SAY I AM AND I DON'T SAY I'M NOT BUT THINKING ME THAT SORT OF WOMAN DON'T YOU THINK I'D I'D MARRY YOU FOR THE ASKING IF YOU KEPT THE MONEY DON'T YOU THINK YOU'RE LOSING EVERY CHANCE OF ME BY BURNING THAT WILL I'M NOT STANDING ON CONVENTIONALITIES NOW DON'T YOU THINK THAT BILLY
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