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"Because," Billy went on, fretfully, "I don't propose to miss the Trojan war. The princes orgulous with high blood chafed, you know, are all going to be there, and I don't propose to miss it." BECAUSE BILLY WENT ON FRETFULLY I DON'T PROPOSE TO MISS THE TROJAN WAR THE PRINCES ORGULOUS WITH HIGH BLOOD CHAFED YOU KNOW ARE ALL GOING TO BE THERE AND I DON'T PROPOSE TO MISS IT
only accentuated by that horrible wheezing, gurgling, tremulous breathing in the bed yonder. Would the doctor never come! She was curiously conscious of her absolute lack of emotion. But always the interminable thin whispering in the back of her head went on and on. "Oh, if he had only died four years ago! Oh, if he had only died the dear, clean-minded, honest boy I used to know! When that noise stops he will be dead. And then, perhaps, I shall be able to cry. Oh, if he had only died four years ago!" And then _da capo_. On and on ran the interminable thin whispering as Margaret waited for death to come to Billy. Billy looked so old now, under his many bandages. Surely he must be very, very near death. Suddenly, as Jukesbury wrapped new bandages about his forehead, Billy opened his eyes and, without further movement, smiled placidly up at him. "Hello, Jukesbury," said Billy Woods, "where's my armour?" Jukesbury, too, smiled. "The man is bringing it downstairs now," he answered, quietly. ANTEL TICKED MARGARET BROODED IN A SILENCE THAT WAS ONLY ACCENTUATED BY THAT HORRIBLE WHEEZING GURGLING TREMULOUS BREATHING IN THE BED YONDER WOULD THE DOCTOR NEVER COME SHE WAS CURIOUSLY CONSCIOUS OF HER ABSOLUTE LACK OF EMOTION BUT ALWAYS THE INTERMINABLE THIN WHISPERING IN THE BACK OF HER HEAD WENT ON AND ON OH IF HE HAD ONLY DIED FOUR YEARS AGO OH IF HE'D ONLY DIED THE DEAR CLEAN MINDED HONEST BOY I USED TO KNOW WHEN THAT NOISE STOPS HE WILL BE DEAD AND THEN PERHAPS I SHALL BE ABLE TO CRY OH IF HE HAD ONLY DIED FOUR YEARS AGO AND THEN DA KAPPO ON AND ON RAN THE INTONABLE THIN WHISPERING AS MARGARET WAITED FOR DEATH TO COME TO BILLY BILLY LOOKED SO OLD NOW UNDER HIS MANY BANDAGES SURELY HE MUST BE VERY VERY NEAR DEATH SUDDENLY AS JUKESBURY WRAPPED NEW BANDAGES ABOUT HIS FOREHEAD BILLY OPENED HIS EYES AND WITHOUT FURTHER MOVEMENT SMILED PLACIDLY UP AT HIM HELLO JEWKESBURY SAID BILLY WOODS WHERE'S MY ARMOR JEWKESBURY TOO SMILED THE MAN IS BRINGING IT DOWNSTAIRS NOW HE ANSWERED QUIETLY
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