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The allusion was ill chosen. "Oh, oh, _oh!_" she cried, gasping. "_You_ to remind me of that time! THE ALLUSION WAS ILL CHOSEN OH OH OH SHE CRIED GASPING YOU TO REMIND ME OF THAT TIME
 I'm sure. It makes a great difference, you know." He looked down into her face for a moment. One might have sworn this detected fortune-hunter pitied her. "Yes," he assented, slowly, "it makes a difference--not a difference for the better, I'm afraid, Peggy." Ensued a silence. Then Margaret tossed her head. She was fast losing her composure. She would have given the world to retract what she had said, and accordingly she resolved to brazen it out. "You needn't look at me as if I were a convicted criminal," she said, sharply. "I won't marry you, and there's an end of it." "It isn't that I'm thinking of," said Mr. Woods, with a grave smile. "You see, it takes me a little time to realise your honest opinion of me. I believe I understand now. You think me a very hopeless cad--that's about your real opinion, isn't it, Peggy? I didn't know that, you see. I thought you knew me better than that. You did once, Peggy--once, a long time ago, and--and I hoped you hadn't quite forgotten that time. TLY DEAR ME MONEY IS A VERY SENSIBLE THING TO WANT I'M SURE IT MAKES A GREAT DIFFERENCE YOU KNOW HE LOOKED DOWN INTO HER FACE FOR A MOMENT ONE MIGHT HAVE SWORN THIS DETECTED FORTUNE HUNTER PITIED HER YES HE ASSENTED SLOWLY IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE NOT A DIFFERENCE FOR THE BETTER I'M AFRAID PEGGY ENSUED A SILENCE THEN MARGARET TOSSED HER HEAD SHE WAS FAST LOSING HER COMPOSURE SHE WOULD HAVE GIVEN THE WORLD TO ATTRACT WHAT SHE HAD SAID AND ACCORDINGLY SHE RESOLVED TO BRAZEN IT OUT YOU NEEDN'T LOOK AT ME AS IF I WERE A CONVICTED CRIMINAL SHE SAID SHARPLY I WON'T MARRY YOU AND THERE'S AN END OF IT IT ISN'T THAT I'M THINKING OF SAID MISTER WOODS WITH A GRAVE SMILE YOU SEE IT TAKES ME A LITTLE TIME TO REALIZE YOUR HONEST OPINION OF ME I BELIEVE I UNDERSTAND NOW YOU THINK ME A VERY HOPELESS CAD THAT'S ABOUT YOUR REAL OPINION ISN'T IT PEGGY I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU SEE I THOUGHT YOU KNEW ME BETTER THAN THAT YOU DID ONCE PEGGY ONCE A LONG TIME AGO AND AND I HOPED YOU HADN'T QUITE FORGOTTEN THAT TIME
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