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Blindly she turned from him. Her shoulders had the droop of an old woman's. Margaret was wearied now, weary with the weariness of death. For a while Mr. Woods stared after the tired little figure that trudged straight onward in the sunlight, stumbling as she went. BLINDLY SHE TURNED FROM HIM HER SHOULDERS HAD THE DROOP OF AN OLD WOMAN'S MARGARET WAS WEARIED NOW WEARY WITH THE WEARINESS OF DEATH FOR A WHILE MISTER WOODS STARED AFTER THE TIRED LITTLE FIGURE THAT TRUDGED STRAIGHT ONWARD INTO SUNLIGHT STUMBLING AS SHE WENT
illy? Ah, haven't you schemed hard for that? You'd be glad to do it, wouldn't you? You'd give your dirty little soul for that, wouldn't you, Billy? Ah, what a cur you are! Well, some day perhaps I'll buy you just as I would any other cur. Wouldn't you be glad if I did, Billy? Beg for it, Billy! Beg, sir! Beg!" And Margaret flung back her head again, and laughed shrilly, and held up her hand before him as one holds a lump of sugar before a pug-dog. In Selwoode I can fancy how the Eagle screamed his triumph. But Billy's face was ashen. "Before God!" he said, between his teeth, "loving you as I do, I wouldn't marry you now for all the wealth in the world! The money has ruined you--ruined you, Peggy." For a little she stared at him. By and bye, "I dare say it has," she said, in a strangely sober tone. "I've been scolding like a fishwife. I beg your pardon, Mr. Woods--not for what I've said, because I meant every _word_ of it, but I beg your pardon for saying it. Don't come with me, please. 'T YOU BE GLAD TO MARRY THE RICH MARGARET HUGON AND BILLY AH HAVEN'T YOU SCHEMED HARD FOR THAT YOU'D BE GLAD TO DO IT WOULDN'T YOU YOU'D GIVE YOUR DIRTY LITTLE SOUL FOR THAT WOULDN'T YOU BILLY AH WHAT A CUR YOU ARE WELL SOME DAY PERHAPS I'LL BUY YOU JUST AS I WOULD ANY OTHER CUR WOULDN'T YOU BE GLAD IF I DID BILLY BEG FOR IT BILLY BEG SIR BEG AND MARGARET FLUNG BACK HER HEAD AGAIN AND LAUGHED SHRILLY AND HELD UP HER HAND BEFORE HIM AS ONE HOLDS A LUMP OF SUGAR BEFORE A PUG DOG IN SELLWOOD I CAN FANCY HOW THE EAGLE SCREAMED HIS TRIUMPH BUT BILLY'S FACE WAS ASHEN BEFORE GOD HE SAID BETWEEN HIS TEETH LOVING YOU AS I DO I WOULDN'T MARRY YOU NOW FOR ALL THE WEALTH IN THE WORLD THE MONEY HAS RUINED YOU RUINED YOU PEGGY FOR A LITTLE SHE STARED AT HIM BY AND BY I DARE SAY IT HAS SHE SAID IN A STRANGELY SOBER TONE I'VE BEEN SCOLDING LIKE A FISHWIFE I BEG YOUR PARDON MISTER WOODS NOT FOR WHAT I'VE SAID BECAUSE I MEANT EVERY WORD OF IT BUT I BEG YOUR PARDON FOR SAYING IT DON'T COME WITH ME PLEASE
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