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You may burn it now, Billy." And promptly he tossed it into the flames. For a moment it lay unharmed; then the edges caught and crackled and blazed, and their heads drew near together as they watched it burn. There (thought Billy) is the end! YOU MAY BURN IT NOW BILLY AND PROMPTLY HE TOSSED IT INTO THE FLAMES FOR A MOMENT IT LAY UNHARMED THEN THE EDGES CAUGHT AND CRACKLED AND BLAZED AND THEIR HEADS DREW NEAR TOGETHER AS THEY WATCHED IT BURN THERE THOUGHT BILLY IS THE END
t you think that, Billy?" She was tempting him to the uttermost; and her heart was sick with fear lest he might yield. This was the Eagle's last battle; and recreant Love fought with the Eagle against poor Billy, who had only his honour to help him. Margaret's face was pale as she bent toward him, her lips parted a little, her eyes glinting eerily in the firelight. The room was dark now save in the small radius of its amber glow; beyond that was darkness where panels and brasses blinked. "Yes," said Billy, gravely--"forgive me if I'm wrong, dear, but--I do think that. But you see you don't care for me, Peggy. In the summer-house I thought for a moment--ah, well, you've shown in a hundred ways that you don't care--and I wouldn't have you come to me, not caring. So I'm going to burn the paper, dear." Margaret bowed her head. Had she ever known happiness before? "It is not very flattering to me," she said, "but it shows that you--care--a great deal. You care enough to--let me go. Ah--yes. M NOT STANDING ON CONVENTIONALITIES NOW DON'T YOU THINK THAT BILLY SHE WAS TEMPTING HIM TO THE UTTERMOST AND HER HEART WAS SICK WITH FEAR LEST HE MIGHT YIELD THIS WAS THE EAGLE'S LAST BATTLE AND RECREANT LOVE FOUGHT WITH THE EAGLE AGAINST POOR BILLY WHO HAD ONLY HIS HONOUR TO HELP HIM MARGARET'S FACE WAS PALE AS SHE BENT TOWARD HIM HER LIPS PARTED A LITTLE HER EYES GLINTING EAGERLY IN THE FIRELIGHT THE ROOM WAS DARK NOW SAVE IN THE SMALL RADIUS OF ITS AMBER GLOW BEYOND THAT WAS DARKNESS WHERE PANELS AND BRASSES BLINKED YES SAID BILLY GRAVELY FORGIVE ME IF I'M WRONG DEAR BUT I DO THINK THAT BUT YOU SEE YOU DON'T CARE FOR ME PEGGY IN THE SUMMER HOUSE I THOUGHT FOR A MOMENT AH WELL YOU'VE SHOWN ME IN A HUNDRED WAYS THAT YOU DON'T CARE AND I WOULDN'T HAVE YOU COME TO ME NOT CARING SO I'M GOING TO BURN THE PAPER DEAR MARGARET BOWED HER HEAD HAD SHE EVER KNOWN HAPPINESS BEFORE IT IS NOT VERY FLATTERING TO ME SHE SAID BUT IT SHOWS THAT YOU CARE A GREAT DEAL YOU CARE ENOUGH TO LET ME GO AH YES
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