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Yet she shrunk from him a little and clinched her hands before she spoke. "Yes," Kathleen faltered, and afterward she shuddered. YET SHE SHRUNK FROM HIM A LITTLE AND CLENCHED HER HANDS BEFORE SHE SPOKE YES KATHLEEN FALTERED AND AFTERWARDS SHE SHUDDERED
t, face flushed. She was trembling. Then, "Billy," she asked, almost inaudibly, "do--do you still want--your answer?" The birds sang about them. Spring triumphed in the gardens. She looked very womanly and very pretty. To all appearances, it might easily have been a lover and his lass met in the springtide, shamefaced after last night's kissing. But Billy, somehow, lacked much of the elation and the perfect content and the disposition to burst into melody that is currently supposed to seize upon rustic swains at such moments. He merely wanted to know if at any time in the remote future his heart would be likely to resume the discharge of its proper functions. It was standing still now. However, "Can you ask--dear?" His words, at least, lied gallantly. The poor woman looked up into Billy's face. After years of battling with the world, here for the asking was peace and luxury and wealth incalculable, and--as Kathleen thought--a love that had endured since they were boy and girl together. OD SILENT FOR AN INSTANT EYES DOWNCAST FACE FLUSHED SHE WAS TREMBLING THEN BILLY SHE ASKED ALMOST INAUDIBLY DO DO YOU STILL WANT YOUR ANSWER THE BIRDS SING ABOUT THEM SPRING TRIUMPH IN THE GARDENS SHE LOOKED VERY WOMANLY AND VERY PRETTY TO ALL APPEARANCES IT MIGHT EASILY HAVE BEEN A LOVER IN HIS LASS MET IN THE SPRINGTIDE SHAMEFACED AFTER LAST NIGHT'S KISSING BUT BILLY SOMEHOW LACKED MUCH OF THE ELATION AND THE PERFECT CONTENT AND THE DISPOSITION TO BURST INTO MELODY THAT IS CURRENTLY SUPPOSED TO SEIZE UPON RUSTIC SWAINS AT SUCH MOMENTS HE MERELY WANTED TO KNOW IF AT ANY TIME IN THE REMOTE FUTURE HIS HEART WOULD BE LIKELY TO RESUME THE DISCHARGE OF ITS PROPER FUNCTIONS IT WAS STANDING STILL NOW HOWEVER CAN YOU ASK DEAR HIS WORDS AT LEAST LIED GALLANTLY THE POOR WOMAN LOOKED UP INTO BILLY'S FACE AFTER MANY YEARS OF BATTLING WITH THE WORLD HERE FOR THE ASKING WAS PEACE AND LUXURY AND WEALTH INCALCULABLE AND AS KATHLEEN THOUGHT A LOVE THAT HAD ENDURED SINCE THEY WERE BOY AND GIRL TOGETHER
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