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Her lover was proved unworthy. Her pride was shattered. She had loved this clumsy liar yonder, had given up a fortune for him, dared all for him, had (as the phrase runs) flung herself at his head. HER LOVER WAS PROVED UNWORTHY HER PRIDE WAS SHATTERED SHE HAD LOVED THIS CLUMSY LIAR YONDER HAD GIVEN UP A FORTUNE FOR HIM DARED ALL FOR HIM HAD AS THE PHRASE RUNS FLUNG HERSELF AT HIS HEAD
bellowing faintly in the distance recalled the fact that the morning mail was in, and thereupon, in the very best of humours, they set out for the house. I grieve to admit it, but Kathleen had utterly forgotten Billy by this, and was no more thinking of him than she was of the Man in the Iron Mask. She was with Kennaston, you see; and her thoughts, and glances, and lips, and adoration were all given to his pleasuring, just as her life would have been if its loss could have saved him from a toothache. He strutted a little, and was a little grateful to her, and--to do him justice--received the tribute she accorded him with perfect satisfaction and equanimity. XXIV Margaret came out of the summer-house, Billy Woods followed her, in a very moist state of perturbation. "Peggy----" said Mr. Woods. But Miss Hugonin was laughing. Clear as a bird-call, she poured forth her rippling mimicry of mirth. They train women well in these matters. To Margaret, just now, her heart seemed dead within her. LVE FORTY FIVE EXPRESS BELLOWING FAINTLY IN THE DISTANCE RECALLED THE FACT THAT THE MORNING MAIL WAS IN AND THEREUPON IN THE VERY BEST OF HUMOURS THEY SET OUT FOR THE HOUSE I GRIEVE TO ADMIT IT BUT KATHLEEN HAD UTTERLY FORGOTTEN BILLY BY THIS AND WAS NO MORE THINKING OF HIM THAN SHE WAS OF THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK SHE WAS WITH CANNASTON YOU SEE AND HER THOUGHTS AND GLANCES AND LIPS AND ADORATION WERE ALL GIVEN TO HIS PLEASURING JUST AS HER LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN IF ITS LOSS COULD HAVE SAVED HIM FROM A TOOTHACHE HE STRUTTED A LITTLE AND WAS A LITTLE GRATEFUL TO HER AND TO DO HIM JUSTICE RECEIVED THE TRIBUTE SHE ACCORDED HIM WITH PERFECT SATISFACTION AND EQUANIMITY TWENTY FOUR MARGARET CAME OUT OF THE SUMMER HOUSE BILLY WOODS FOLLOWED HER IN A VERY MOIST STATE OF PERTURBATION PEGGY SAID MISTER WOODS BUT MISS HUGONIAN WAS LAUGHING CLEAR AS A BIRD CALL SHE POURED FORTH HER RIPPLING MIMICRY OF MIRTH THEY TRAINED WOMEN WELL IN THESE MATTERS TO MARGARET JUST NOW HER HEART SEEMED DEAD WITHIN HER
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