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It was the bedroom that Frederick R. Woods formerly occupied  on the ground floor of Selwoode, opening into the living hall  to which they had carried Billy. Jukesbury had done what he could. In the bed lay Billy Woods, swathed in hot blankets, with bottles of hot water set to his feet. IT WAS THE BEDROOM THAT FREDERIC R WOODS FORMERLY OCCUPIED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF SELWOOD OPENING INTO THE LIVING HALL TO WHICH THEY HAD CARRIED BILLY JUKESBURY HAD DONE WHAT HE COULD IN THE BED LAY BILLY WOOD SWATHED IN HOT BLANKETS WITH BOTTLES OF HOT WATER SET TO HIS FEET
t. "No, he's a very contemptible liar," she said, disinterestedly, "and that is what makes it so queer that I should care for him more than I do for anything else in the world. Yes, it's very queer." Then Margaret went into the room opening into the living-hall, where Billy Woods lay unconscious, pallid, breathing stertorously. And the Colonel stared after her. "Oh, my God, my God!" groaned the poor Colonel; "why couldn't it have been I? Why couldn't it have been I that ain't wanted any longer? She'd never have grieved like that for me!" And indeed, I don't think she would have. For to Margaret there had come, as, God willing, there comes to every clean-souled woman, the time to put away all childish things, and all childish memories, and all childish ties, if need be, to follow one man only, and cleave to him, and know his life and hers to be knit up together, past severance, in a love that death itself may not affright nor slay. XXIX She sat silent in one corner of the darkened room. NOW MARGARET SHOOK HER HEAD IN DISSENT NO HE'S A VERY CONTEMPTIBLE LIAR SHE SAID DISINTERESTEDLY AND THAT IS WHAT MAKES IT SO QUEER THAT I SHOULD CARE FOR HIM MORE THAN I DO FOR ANY ONE ELSE IN THE WORLD YES IT'S VERY QUEER THEN MARGARET WENT INTO THE ROOM OPENING INTO THE LIVING HALL WHERE BILLY WOODS LAY UNCONSCIOUS PALLID BREATHING STERTOROUSLY AND THE COLONEL STARED AFTER HER OH MY GOD MY GOD GROANED THE POOR COLONEL WHY COULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN I WHY COULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN I THAT AIN'T WANT IT ANY LONGER SHE'D NEVER HAVE GRIEVED LIKE THAT FOR ME AND INDEED I DON'T THINK SHE WOULD HAVE FOR TO MARGARET THERE HAD COME AS GOD WILLING THERE COMES TO EVERY CLEAN SOULED WOMAN THE TIME TO PUT AWAY ALL CHILDISH THINGS AND ALL CHILDISH MEMORIES AND ALL CHILDISH TIES IF NEED BE TO FOLLOW ONE MAN ONLY AND CLEAVE TO HIM AND KNOW HIS LIFE AND HERS TO BE KNIT UP TOGETHER PAST SEVERANCE IN A LOVE THAT DEATH ITSELF MAY NOT AFFRIGHT NOR SLAY TWENTY NINE SHE SAT SILENT IN ONE CORNER OF THE DARKENED ROOM
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