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I should have held on like the very grimmest death; I should have bullied you into marrying me, if necessary, and in spite of fifty Anstruthers. Oh, yes, I know that now. But I was only a boy then, Peggy, and so I let a boy's pride come between us. I SHOULD HAVE HELD ON LIKE THE VERY GRIMMEST DEATH I SHOULD HAVE BULLIED YOU INTO MARRYING ME IF NECESSARY AND IN SPITE OF FIFTY AND STRUGGERS OH YES I KNOW THAT NOW BUT I WAS ONLY A BOY THEN PEGGY AND SO I LET A BOY'S PRIDE COME BETWEEN US
gled to the floor. Then Mr. Woods drew a little nearer to her and said "Peggy, Peggy!" in a voice that trembled curiously, and appeared to have no intention of saying anything further. Indeed, words would have seemed mere tautology to any one who could have seen his eyes. Margaret looked into them for a minute, and her own eyes fell before their blaze, and her heart--very foolishly--stood still for a breathing-space. Subsequently she recalled the fact that he was a fortune-hunter, and that she despised him, and also observed--to her surprise and indignation--that he was holding her hand and had apparently been doing so for some time. You may believe it, that she withdrew that pink-and-white trifle angrily enough. "Pray don't be absurd, Mr. Woods," said she. Billy caught up the word. "Absurd!" he echoed--"yes, that describes what I've been pretty well, doesn't it, Peggy? I _was_ absurd when I let you send me to the right-about four years ago. I realised that to-day the moment I saw you. PEGGY HE SAID HOARSELY AS THE KEYS JANGLED TO THE FLOOR THEN MISTER WOODS DREW A LITTLE NEARER TO HER AND SAID PEGGY PEGGY IN A VOICE THAT TREMBLED CURIOUSLY AND APPEARED TO HAVE NO INTENTION OF SAYING ANYTHING FURTHER INDEED WORDS WOULD HAVE SEEMED MERE TAUTOLOGY TO ANY ONE WHO COULD HAVE SEEN HIS EYES MARGARET LOOKED INTO THEM FOR A MINUTE AND HER OWN EYES FELL BEFORE THEIR BLAZE AND HER HEART VERY FOOLISHLY STOOD STILL FOR A BREATHING SPACE SUBSEQUENTLY SHE RECALLED THE FACT THAT HE WAS A FORTUNE HUNTER AND THAT SHE DESPISED HIM AND ALSO OBSERVED TO HER SURPRISE AND INDIGNATION THAT HE WAS HOLDING HER HAND AND HAD APPARENTLY BEEN DOING SO FOR SOME TIME YOU MAY BELIEVE THAT SHE WITHDREW THAT PINK AND WHITE TRIFLE ANGRILY ENOUGH PRAY DON'T BE ABSURD MISTER WOODS SAID SHE BILLY CAUGHT UP THE WORD ABSURD HE ECHOED YES THAT DESCRIBES WHAT I'VE BEEN PRETTY WELL DOESN'T IT PEGGY I WAS ABSURD WHEN I LET YOU SEND ME TO THE RIGHT ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO I REALIZE THAT TO DAY THE MOMENT I SAW YOU
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