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Yes, upon mature deliberation, that was precisely what Billy decided to do. YES UPON MATURE DELIBERATION THAT WAS PRECISELY WHAT BILLY DECIDED TO DO
h he had been according Billy at very brief intervals ever since the boy had had the measles, fifteen years before, and had refused to take the proper medicines. It was merely his usual manner of expressing a request or a suggestion. But this time, to his utter horror and amaze, the boy took him at his word and left Selwoode within the hour. Billy's life, you see, was irrevocably blighted. It mattered very little what became of him; personally, he didn't care in the least. But as for that fair, false, fickle woman--perish the thought! Sooner a thousand deaths! No, he would go to Paris and become a painter of worldwide reputation; the money his father had left him would easily suffice for his simple wants. And some day, the observed of all observers in some bright hall of gaiety, he would pass her coldly by, with a cynical smile upon his lips, and she would grow pale and totter and fall into the arms of the bloated Silenus, for whose title she had bartered her purely superficial charms. VER THE CHOICE IN FACT WHICH HE HAD BEEN ACCORDING BILLY AT VERY BRIEF INTERVALS EVER SINCE THE BOY HAD HAD THE MEASLES FIFTEEN YEARS BEFORE AND HAD REFUSED TO TAKE THE PROPER MEDICINES IT WAS MERELY HIS USUAL MANNER OF EXPRESSING A REQUEST OR A SUGGESTION BUT THIS TIME TO HIS UTTER HORROR AND AMAZE THE BOY TOOK HIM AT HIS WORD AND LEFT SELWOOD WITHIN THE HOUR BILLY'S LIFE YOU SEE WAS IRREVOCABLY BLIGHTED IT MATTERED VERY LITTLE WHAT BECAME OF HIM PERSONALLY HE DIDN'T CARE IN THE LEAST BUT AS FOR THAT FAIR FALSE FICKLE WOMAN PERISH THE THOUGHT SOONER A THOUSAND DEATHS NO HE WOULD GO TO PARIS AND BECOME A PAINTER OF WORLD WIDE REPUTATION THE MONEY HIS FATHER HAD LEFT HIM WOULD EASILY SUFFICE FOR HIS SIMPLE WANTS AND SOME DAY THE OBSERVED OF ALL OBSERVERS IN SOME BRIGHT HALL OF GAIETY HE WOULD PASS HER COLDLY BY WITH A CYNICAL SMILE UPON HIS LIPS AND SHE WOULD GROW PALE AND TOTTER AND FALL INTO THE ARMS OF THE BLOATED SILINUS FOR WHOSE TITLE SHE HAD BARTERED HER PURELY SUPERFICIAL CHARMS
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