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Since Kathleen cared for him (he thought, rather forlornly), he must perjure himself in as plausible a manner as might be possible; please God, having done what he had done, he would lie to her like a gentleman and try to make her happy. SINCE KATHLEEN CARED FOR HIM HE THOUGHT RATHER FORLORNLY HE MUST PERSURE HIMSELF IN AS PLAUSIBLE A MANNER AS MIGHT BE POSSIBLE PLEASE GOD HAVING DONE WHAT HE HAD DONE HE WOULD LIE TO HER LIKE A GENTLEMAN AND TRY TO MAKE HER HAPPY
xed, half-sad, fond, a little pleased, and strangely compassionate. It was Kathleen Eppes who sat beside him; the six years were as utterly forgotten as the name of Magdalen's first lover. She was a girl again, listening--with a heart that fluttered, I dare say--to the wild talk, the mad dithyrambics of a big, blundering boy. The ludicrous horror of it stunned Mr. Woods. He could no more have told her of her mistake than he could have struck her in the face. "Kathleen--!" said he, vaguely. "Let me think!--ah, let me think, Billy!" she pleaded, in a flutter of joy and amazement. "Go away, boy dear!--Go away for a little and let me think! I'm not an emotional woman, but I'm on the verge of hysterics now, for--for several reasons. Go in to breakfast, Billy! I--I want to be alone. You've made me very proud and--and sorry, I think, and glad, and--and--oh, I don't know, boy dear. But please go now--please!" Billy went. In the living-hall he paused to inspect a picture with peculiar interest. S GAVE AN INARTICULATE SOUND THE FACE SHE TURNED TO HIM WAS PERPLEXED HALF SAD FOND A LITTLE PLEASED AND STRANGELY COMPASSIONATE IT WAS KATHLEEN EPPS WHO SAT BESIDE HIM THE SIX YEARS WERE AS UTTERLY FORGOTTEN AS THE NAME OF MAGDALEN'S FIRST LOVER SHE WAS A GIRL AGAIN LISTENING WITH A HEART THAT FLUTTERED I DARE SAY TO THE WILD TALK THE MAD DITHYRAMBICS OF A BIG BLUNDERING BOY THE LUDICROUS HORROR OF IT STUNNED MISTER WOODS HE COULD NO MORE HAVE TOLD HER OF HER MISTAKE THAN HE COULD HAVE STRUCK HER IN THE FACE KATHLEEN SAID HE VAGUELY LET ME THINK OH LET ME THINK BILLY SHE PLEADED IN A FLUTTER OF JOY AND AMAZEMENT GO AWAY BOY DEAR GO AWAY FURTHER LET ME THINK I'M NOT AN EMOTIONAL WOMAN BUT I WANT THE VERGE OF HYSTERICS NOW FOR FOR SEVERAL REASONS GO IN TO BREAKFAST BILLY I I WANT TO BE ALONE YOU'VE MADE ME VERY PROUD AND AND SORRY I THINK AND GLAD AND AND OH I DON'T KNOW BOY DEAR BUT PLEASE GO NOW PLEASE BILLY WENT IN THE LIVING HALL HE PAUSED TO INSPECT A PICTURE WITH PECULIAR INTEREST
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