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ah, Peggy, I hadn't deserved that. Be just, at least, to me," poor Billy begged of her. Which was an absurd thing to ask of an angry woman. PEGGY I HADN'T DESERVED THAT BE JUST AT LEAST TO ME POOR BILLY BEGGED OF HER WHICH WAS AN ABSURD THING TO ASK OF AN ANGRY WOMAN
heart is breaking now, and if she has become a termagant it is because her shamed pride has driven her mad. Bear with her, then, a little longer. Billy tried to bear with her, for in part he understood. "Peggy," said he, very gently, "you're wrong." "Yes, I dare say!" she snapped at him. "We won't discuss Kathleen, if you please. But you're wrong about the will. I've told you the whole truth about that, but I don't blame you for not believing me, Peggy--ah, no, not I. There seems to be a curse upon Uncle Fred's money. It brings out the worst of all of us. It has changed even you, Peggy--and not for the better, Peggy. You've become distrustful. You--ah, well, we won't discuss that now. Give me the will, my dear, and I'll burn it before your eyes. That ought to show you, Peggy, that you're wrong." Billy was very white-lipped as he ended, for the Woods temper is a short one. But she had an arrow left for him. "Give it to you! And do you think I'd trust you with it, Billy Woods?" "Peggy!-- DS SHE STAMPED HER FOOT DID MARGARET YOU MUST BEAR WITH HER FOR HER HEART IS BREAKING NOW IF SHE HAS BECOME A TERMAGANT IT IS BECAUSE HER SHAMED PRIDE HAS DRIVEN HER MAD BEAR WITH HER THEN A LITTLE LONGER BILLY TRIED TO BEAR WITH HER FOR IN PART HE UNDERSTOOD PEGGY SAID HE VERY GENTLY YOU'RE WRONG YES I DARE SAY SHE SNAPPED AT HIM WE WON'T DISCUSS KATHLEEN IF YOU PLEASE BUT YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT THE WILL I'VE TOLD YOU THE WHOLE TRUTH ABOUT THAT BUT I DON'T BLAME YOU FOR NOT BELIEVING ME PEGGY AH NO NOT I THERE SEEMS TO BE A CURSE UPON UNCLE FRED'S MONEY IT BRINGS OUT THE WORST OF ALL OF US IT HAS CHANGED EVEN YOU PEGGY AND NOT FOR THE BETTER PEGGY YOU'VE BECOME DISTRUSTFUL YOU AH WELL WE WON'T DISCUSS THAT NOW GIVE ME THE WILL MY DEAR AND I'LL BURN IT BEFORE YOUR EYES THEN I'LL SHOW YOU PEGGY THAT YOU'RE WRONG BILLY WAS VERY WHITE LIPPED AS HE ENDED FOR THE WOODS TEMPER IS A SHORT ONE BUT SHE HAD AN ARROW LEFT FOR HIM GIVE IT TO YOU AND DO YOU THINK I'D TRUST YOU WITH IT BILLY WOODS PEGGY
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