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he cried, in a frightened whisper. He could not believe, you see, that it was the woman he loved who was speaking. HE CRIED IN A FRIGHTENED WHISPER HE COULD NOT BELIEVE YOU SEE THAT IT WAS THE WOMAN HE LOVED WHO WAS SPEAKING
rved--she found she couldn't look him in the face while she did it. So she dropped her eyes to the floor and waited for a moment of tense silence. Then, "Am I to consider this a proposal, Mr. Woods?" she asked, in muffled tones. Billy stared. "Yes," said he, very gravely, after an interval. "You see," she explained, still in the same dull voice, "you phrased it so vaguely I couldn't well be certain. You don't propose very well, Mr. Woods. I--I've had opportunities to become an authority on such matters, you see, since I've been rich. That makes a difference, doesn't it? A great many men are willing to marry me now who wouldn't have thought of such a thing, say--say, four years ago. So I've had some experience. Oh, yes, three--three _persons_ have offered to marry me for my money earlier in this very evening--before you did, Mr. Woods. And, really, I can't compliment you on your methods, Mr. Woods; they are a little vague, a little abrupt, a little transparent, don't you think?" "Peggy! OMEHOW THOUGH IT WAS MANIFESTLY WHAT HE DESERVED SHE FOUND SHE COULDN'T LOOK HIM IN THE FACE WHILE SHE DID IT SO SHE DROPPED HER EYES TO THE FLOOR AND WAITED FOR A MOMENT OF TENSE SILENCE THEN AM I TO CONSIDER THIS A PROPOSAL MISTER WOODS SHE ASKED IN MUFFLED TONES BILLY STARED YES SAID HE VERY GRAVELY AFTER AN INTERVAL YOU SEE SHE EXPLAINED STILL IN THE SAME DULL VOICE YOU PHRASED IT SO VAGUELY I COULDN'T WELL BE CERTAIN YOU DON'T PROPOSE VERY WELL MISTER WOODS I I'VE HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO BECOME AN AUTHORITY ON SUCH MATTERS YOU SEE SINCE I'VE BEEN RICH THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE DOESN'T IT A GREAT MANY MEN ARE WILLING TO MARRY ME NOW WHO WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT OF SUCH A THING SAY SAY FOUR YEARS AGO SO I'VE HAD SOME EXPERIENCE OH YES THREE THREE PERSONS HAVE OFFERED TO MARRY ME FOR MY MONEY EARLIER IN THIS VERY EVENING BEFORE YOU DID MISTER WOODS AND REALLY I CAN'T COMPLIMENT YOU ON YOUR METHODS MISTER WOODS THEY ARE A LITTLE VAGUE A LITTLE ABRUPT A LITTLE TRANSPARENT DON'T YOU THINK PEGGY
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