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good Lord, I, who wasn't worthy to sweep a crossing clean for her!  who wasn't worthy to breathe the same air with her! GOOD LORD I WHO WASN'T WORTHY TO SWEEP A CROSSING CLEAN FOR HER WHO WASN'T WORTHY TO BREATHE THE SAME AIR WITH HER
girl I--cared for. And I let a quarrel come between us--a foolish, trifling, idle little quarrel, Kathleen, that we might have made up in a half-hour. But I was too proud, you see. No, I wasn't proud, either," Mr. Woods amended, bitterly; "I was simply pig-headed and mulish. So I went away. And yesterday I saw her again and realised that I--still cared. That's all, Kathleen. It isn't an unusual story." And Mr. Woods laughed, mirthlessly, and took a turn on the terrace. Mrs. Saumarez was regarding him intently. Her cheeks were of a deeper, more attractive pink, and her breath came and went quickly. "I--I don't understand," she said, in a rather queer voice. "Oh, it's simple enough," Billy assured her. "You see, she--well, I think she would have married me once. Yes, she cared for me once. And I quarreled with her--I, conceited young ass that I was, actually presumed to dictate to the dearest, sweetest, most lovable woman on earth, and tell her what she must do and what she mustn't. I!-- ELVES YOU SEE BEFORE I WENT TO FRANCE THERE WAS A GIRL I CARED FOR AND I LET A QUARREL COME BETWEEN US A FOOLISH TRIFLING IDLE LITTLE QUARREL KATHLEEN THOUGH WE MIGHT HAVE MADE UP IN A HALF HOUR BUT I WAS TOO PROUD YOU SEE NOW I WASN'T PROUD EITHER MISTER WOODS AMENDED BITTERLY I WAS SIMPLY PIG HEADED AND MULISH SO I WENT AWAY AND YESTERDAY I SAW HER AGAIN AND REALIZED THAT I STILL CARED THAT'S ALL KATHLEEN IT ISN'T AN UNUSUAL STORY AND MISTER WOODS LAUGHED MIRTHLESSLY AND TOOK A TURN ON THE TERRACE MISSUS SOMBERZ WAS REGARDING HIM INTENTLY HER CHEEKS WERE OF A DEEPER MORE ATTENTIVE PINK AND HER BREATH CAME AND WENT QUICKLY I I DON'T UNDERSTAND SAID SHE IN A RATHER QUEER VOICE OH IT'S SIMPLE ENOUGH BILLY ASSURED HER YOU SEE SHE WELL I THINK SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED ME ONCE YES SHE CARED FOR ME ONCE AND I QUARRELLED WITH HER I CONCEITED YOUNG ASS THAT I WAS ACTUALLY PRESUMED TO DICTATE TO THE DEAREST SWEETEST MOST LOVABLE WOMAN ON EARTH AND TELL HER WHAT SHE MUST DO AND WHAT SHE MUSTN'T I
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