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"I wonder now," said he, in meditative wise, "if Billy will consider that a drawback?" It seemed very improbable. Any number of marriageable males would have sworn it was unthinkable. I WONDER NOW SAID HE IN MEDITATIVE WISE IF BILLY WILL CONSIDER THAT A DRAWBACK IT SEEMED VERY IMPROBABLE ANY NUMBER OF MARRIAGEABLE MALES WOULD HAVE SWORN IT WAS UNTHINKABLE
 you to Billy some day. Dear, dear, child," he interpolated, with malice aforethought, "have you a fever?--your cheek's like a coal. Billy's a man, I tell you--worth a dozen of your Kennastons and Charterises. I like Billy. And besides, it's only right he should have Selwoode--wasn't he brought up to expect it? It ain't right he should lose it simply because he had a quarrel with Frederick, for, by gad--not to speak unkindly of the dead, my dear--Frederick quarrelled with every one he ever knew, from the woman who nursed him to the doctor who gave him his last pill. He may have gotten his genius for money-making from Heaven, but he certainly got his temper from the devil. I really believe," said the Colonel, reflectively, "it was worse than mine. Yes, not a doubt of it--I'm a lamb in comparison. But he had his way, after all; and even now poor Billy can't get Selwoode without taking you with it," and he caught his daughter's face between his hands and turned it toward his for a moment. MAY AS WELL PREPARE TO FOR I INTEND TO MARRY YOU TO BILLY SOME DAY DEAR DEAR CHILD HE INTERPOLATED WITH MALICE AFORETHOUGHT HAVE YOU A FEVER YOUR CHEEK'S LIKE A COAL BILLY'S A MAN I TELL YOU WITH A DOZEN OF YOUR CANASTONS AND SHAWL TREES I LIKE BILLY AND BESIDES IT'S ONLY RIGHT HE SHOULD HAVE SELLWOOD WASN'T HE BROUGHT UP TO EXPECT IT IT AIN'T RIGHT HE SHOULD LOSE IT SIMPLY BECAUSE HE HAD A QUARREL WITH FREDERICK FOR BY GOD NOT TO SPEAK UNKINDLY OF THE DEAD MY DEAR FREDERICK QUARRELLED WITH EVERYONE HE EVER KNEW FROM THE WOMAN WHO NURSED HIM TO THE DOCTOR WHO GAVE HIM HIS LAST PILL HE MAY HAVE GOTTEN HIS GENIUS FOR MONEY MAKING FROM HEAVEN BUT HE CERTAINLY GOT HIS TEMPER FROM THE DEVIL I REALLY BELIEVE SAID THE COLONEL REFLECTIVELY IT WAS WORSE THAN MINE YES NOT A DOUBT OF IT I'M A LAMB IN COMPARISON BUT HE HAD HIS WAY AFTER ALL AND EVEN NOW POOR BILLY CAN'T GET SELLWARD WITHOUT TAKING YOU WITH IT AND HE CAUGHT HIS DAUGHTER'S FACE BETWEEN HIS HANDS AND TURNED IT TOWARD HIS FOR A MOMENT
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