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But he did not seem unhappy  no, not exactly unhappy. He was with Margaret, you see. BUT HE DID NOT SEEM UNHAPPY NO NOT EXACTLY UNHAPPY HE WAS WITH MARGARET YOU SEE
to the Colonel to-night. We--we were talking of Uncle Fred's death, and I found out, quite by accident, that it hadn't been searched since then--that is, not thoroughly. There are secret drawers, you see; one here," and he touched the spring that threw it open, "and the other on this side. There is--there is nothing of importance in them; only receipted bills and such. The other drawer is inside that centre compartment, which is locked. The Colonel wouldn't come. He said it was all foolishness, and that he had a book he wanted to read. So he sent me after what he called my mare's nest. It isn't, you see--no, not quite, not quite," Mr. Woods murmured, with an odd smile, and then laughed and added, lamely: "I--I suppose I'm the only person who knew about it." Mr. Woods's manner was a thought strange. He stammered a little in speaking; he laughed unnecessarily; and Margaret could see that his hands trembled. Taking him all in all, you would have sworn he was repressing some vital emotion. D DESK I HAPPENED TO SPEAK OF THIS DESK TO THE COLONEL TO NIGHT WE WE WERE TALKING OF UNCLE FRED'S DEATH AND I FOUND OUT QUITE BY ACCIDENT THAT IT HADN'T BEEN SEARCHED SINCE THEN THAT IS NOT THOROUGHLY THERE ARE SECRET DRAWERS YOU SEE ONE HERE AND HE TOUCHED THE SPRING THAT THREW IT OPEN AND THE OTHER ON THIS SIDE THERE THERE IS THERE'S NOTHING OF IMPORTANCE IN THEM ONLY RECEIPTED BILLS AND SUCH THE OTHER DRAWERS INSIDE THAT CENTER COMPARTMENT WHICH IS LOCKED THE COLONEL WOULDN'T COME HE SAID IT WAS ALL FOOLISHNESS AND THAT HE HAD A BOOK HE WANTED TO READ SO HE SENT ME AFTER WHAT HE CALLED MY MARE'S NEST IT ISN'T YOU SEE NO NOT QUITE NOT QUITE MISTER WOODS MURMURED WITH AN ODD SMILE AND THEN LAUGHED AND ADDED LAMELY I I SUPPOSE I AM THE ONLY PERSON WHO KNEW ABOUT IT MISTER WOODS'S MANNER WAS A THOUGHT STRANGE HE STAMMERED A LITTLE IN SPEAKING HE LAUGHED UNNECESSARILY AND MARGARET COULD SEE THAT HIS HANDS TREMBLED TAKING HIM ALL IN ALL YOU IN A SWORN HE WAS REPRESSING SOME VITAL EMOTION
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