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Willoughby thought it innocent of the girl to say this; it reminded him of his own notion as a child  that kings and queens put on their crowns the first thing on rising in the morning. His cordiality rose another degree. 'If being a gentleman means having nothing to do,' said he, smiling, 'I can certainly lay no claim to the title. Life isn't all beer and skittles with me, any more than it is with you. Which is the better reason for enjoying the present moment, don't you think? WILLOUGHBY THOUGHT IT INNOCENT OF THE GIRL TO SAY THIS IT REMINDED HIM OF HIS OWN NOTION AS A CHILD THAT KINGS AND QUEENS PUT ON THEIR CROWNS THE FIRST THING ON RISING IN THE MORNING HIS CORDIALITY ROSE ANOTHER DEGREE IF BEING A GENTLEMAN MEANS HAVING NOTHING TO DO SAID HE SMILING I CAN CERTAINLY LAY NO CLAIM TO THAT TITLE LIFE ISN'T ALL BEER AND SCITTLES WITH ME ANY MORE THAN IT IS WITH YOU WHICH IS THE BETTER REASON FOR ENJOYING THE PRESENT MOMENT DON'T YOU THINK
n't really mean to say you are a tailoress?' said Willoughby, with a sort of eager compassion. 'I do, though! An' I've bin one ever since I was fourteen. Look at my fingers if you don't b'lieve me.' She put out her right hand, and he took hold of it, as he was expected to do. The finger-ends were frayed and blackened by needle-pricks, but the hand itself was plump, moist, and not unshapely. She meanwhile examined Willoughby's fingers enclosing hers. 'It's easy ter see you've never done no work!' she said, half admiring, half envious. 'I s'pose you're a tip-top swell, ain't you?' 'Oh, yes! I'm a tremendous swell indeed!' said Willoughby, ironically. He thought of his hundred and thirty pounds' salary; and he mentioned his position in the British and Colonial Banking house, without shedding much illumination on her mind, for she insisted: 'Well, anyhow, you're a gentleman. I've often wished I was a lady. It must be so nice ter wear fine clo'es an' never have ter do any work all day long. ROUND ALL THE BEAUTIFUL WOODED SOUTH SHERE VIEW YOU DON'T REALLY MEAN TO SAY YOU ARE A TAILORESS SAID WILLOUGHBY WITH A SORT OF EAGER COMPASSION I DO THOUGH AND I'VE BEEN ONE EVER SINCE I WAS FOURTEEN LOOK AT MY FINGERS IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME SHE PUT OUT HER RIGHT HAND AND HE TOOK HOLD OF IT AS HE WAS EXPECTED TO DO THE FINGER ENDS WERE FRAYED AND BLACKENED BY NEEDLE PRICKS BUT THE HAND ITSELF WAS PLUMP MOIST AND NOT UNSHAPELY SHE MEANWHILE EXAMINED WILLERSBY'S FINGERS ENCLOSING HERS IT'S EASY TO SEE YOU'VE NEVER DONE NO WORK SHE SAID HALF ADMIRING HALF ENVIOUS I SUPPOSE YOU'RE A TIPTOP SWELL AIN'T YOU OH YES I'M A TREMENDOUS SWELL INDEED SAID WILLOUGHBY IRONICALLY HE THOUGHT OF HIS HUNDRED AND THIRTY POUND SALARY AND HE MENTIONED HIS POSITION IN THE BRITISH AND COLONIAL BANKING HOUSE WITHOUT SHEDDING MUCH ILLUMINATION ON HER MIND FOR SHE INSISTED WELL ANYHOW YOU'RE A GENTLEMAN I OFTEN WISH I WAS A LADY IT MUST BE SO NICE TO WEAR FINE CLOTHES AND NEVER HAVE TO DO ANY WORK ALL DAY LONG
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