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"You see, it takes me a little time to realise your honest opinion of me. I believe I understand now. YOU SEE IT TAKES ME A LITTLE TIME TO REALIZE YOUR HONEST OPINION OF ME I BELIEVE I UNDERSTAND NOW
ly ashamed of herself. Billy's face had gone white. His mouth was set, mask-like, and his breathing was a little perfunctory. It stung her, though, that he was not angry. He was sorry. "I--I see," he said, very carefully. "You think I--want the money. Yes--I see." "And why not?" she queried, pleasantly. "Dear me, money's a very sensible thing to want, I'm sure. It makes a great difference, you know." He looked down into her face for a moment. One might have sworn this detected fortune-hunter pitied her. "Yes," he assented, slowly, "it makes a difference--not a difference for the better, I'm afraid, Peggy." Ensued a silence. Then Margaret tossed her head. She was fast losing her composure. She would have given the world to retract what she had said, and accordingly she resolved to brazen it out. "You needn't look at me as if I were a convicted criminal," she said, sharply. "I won't marry you, and there's an end of it." "It isn't that I'm thinking of," said Mr. Woods, with a grave smile. NE IN AN ANGEL THEN IN AN INSTANT SHE HAD THE GRACE TO BE ABJECTLY ASHAMED OF HERSELF BILLY'S FACE HAD GONE WHITE HIS MOUTH WAS SET MASKLIKE AND HIS BREATHING WAS LITTLE PERFUNCTORY IT STUNG HER THOUGH THAT HE WAS NOT ANGRY HE WAS SORRY I I SEE HE SAID VERY CAREFULLY YOU THINK I WANT THE MONEY YES I SEE AND WHY NOT SHE QUERIED PLEASANTLY DEAR ME MONEY IS A VERY SENSIBLE THING TO WANT I'M SURE IT MAKES A GREAT DIFFERENCE YOU KNOW HE LOOKED DOWN INTO HER FACE FOR A MOMENT ONE MIGHT HAVE SWORN THIS DETECTED FORTUNE HUNTER PITIED HER YES HE ASSENTED SLOWLY IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE NOT A DIFFERENCE FOR THE BETTER I'M AFRAID PEGGY ENSUED A SILENCE THEN MARGARET TOSSED HER HEAD SHE WAS FAST LOSING HER COMPOSURE SHE WOULD HAVE GIVEN THE WORLD TO ATTRACT WHAT SHE HAD SAID AND ACCORDINGLY SHE RESOLVED TO BRAZEN IT OUT YOU NEEDN'T LOOK AT ME AS IF I WERE A CONVICTED CRIMINAL SHE SAID SHARPLY I WON'T MARRY YOU AND THERE'S AN END OF IT IT ISN'T THAT I'M THINKING OF SAID MISTER WOODS WITH A GRAVE SMILE
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