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His refusal to accept part of her fortune was a very flimsy device; it simply meant he hoped to get all of it. Oh, he did, did he! HIS REFUSAL TO ACCEPT PART OF HER FORTUNE WAS A VERY FLIMSY DEVICE IT SIMPLY MEANT HE HOPED TO GET ALL OF IT OH HE DID DID HE
 threw back his shoulders and drew a deep breath. "No, we aren't an ass," he addressed his reflection in the mirror, as he carefully knotted his tie. "We're only a poor chuckle-headed moth who's been looking at a star too long. It's a bright star, Billy, but it isn't for you. So we're going to be sensible now. We're going to get a telegram to-morrow that will call us away from Selwoode. We aren't coming back any more, either. We're simply going to continue painting fifth-rate pictures, and hoping that some day she'll find the right man and be very, very happy." Nevertheless, he decided that a blue tie would look better, and was very particular in arranging it. At the same moment Margaret stood before her mirror and tidied her hair for luncheon and assured her image in the glass that she was a weak-minded fool. She pointed out to herself the undeniable fact that Billy, having formerly refused to marry her--oh, ignominy!--seemed pleasant-spoken enough, now that she had become an heiress. ES AGHAST AFTERWARD HE ROSE AND THREW BACK HIS SHOULDERS AND DREW A DEEP BREATH NO WE AREN'T AN ASS HE ADDRESSED HIS REFLECTION IN THE MIRROR AS HE CAREFULLY KNOTTED HIS TIE WE ARE ONLY A POOR CHUCKLE HEADED MOTH WHO'S BEEN LOOKING AT A STAR TOO LONG IT'S A BRIGHT STAR BILLY BUT IT ISN'T FOR YOU SO WE'RE GOING TO BE SENSIBLE NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET A TELEGRAM TO MORROW THAT WILL CALL US AWAY FROM SELLWOOD WE AREN'T COMING BACK ANY MORE EITHER WE'RE SIMPLY GOING TO CONTINUE PAINTING FIFTH RATE PICTURES AND HOPING THAT SOME DAY SHE'LL FIND THE RIGHT MAN AND BE VERY VERY HAPPY NEVERTHELESS HE DECIDED THAT A BLUE TIE WOULD LOOK BETTER AND WAS VERY PARTICULAR IN ARRANGING IT AT THE SAME MOMENT MARGARET STOOD BEFORE HER MIRROR AND TIDIED HER HAIR FOR LUNCHEON AND ASSURED HER IMAGE IN THE GLASS THAT SHE WAS A WEAK MINDED FOOL SHE POINTED OUT TO HERSELF THE UNDENIABLE FACT THAT BILLY HAVING FORMERLY REFUSED TO MARRY HER A IGNOMINY SEEMED PLEASANT SPOKEN ENOUGH NOW THAT SHE HAD BECOME AN HEIRESS
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