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And now," the old gentleman demanded, after an awkward pause, "are you or are you not going to tell me what all this mystery is about?" AND NOW THE OLD MAN DEMANDED AFTER AN AWKWARD PAUSE ARE YOU OR ARE YOU NOT GOING TO TELL ME WHAT ALL THIS MYSTERY IS ABOUT
he informed her, testily. "I'm to make sure it ain't probated till he gets well. You're to give me your word you'll do nothing further in the matter till Billy gets well. That's his message, and I'd like to know what the devil this infernal nonsense means. I ain't a Fenian nor yet a Guy Fawkes, daughter, and in consequence I'm free to confess I don't care for all this damn mystery and shilly-shallying. But that's the message." Miss Hugonin debated with herself. "That I will do nothing further in the matter till Billy gets well," she repeated, reflectively. "Yes, I suppose I'll have to promise it, but you can tell him for me that I consider he is _horrid_, and just as obstinate and selfish as he can _possibly_ be. Can you remember that, attractive?" "Yes, thank you," said the Colonel. "I can remember it, but I ain't going to. Nice sort of message to send a sick man, ain't it? I don't know what's gotten into you, Margaret--no, begad, I don't! I think you're possessed of seventeen devils. ROOMS BILLY SAYS THAT WILL AIN'T TO BE PROBATED HE INFORMED HER TESTILY I'M TO MAKE SURE IT AIN'T PROBATED TILL HE GETS WELL YOU'RE TO GIVE ME YOUR WORD YOU'LL DO NOTHING FURTHER IN THE MATTER TILL BILLY GETS WELL THAT'S HIS MESSAGE AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE DEVIL THIS INFERNAL NONSENSE MEANS I AIN'T A FENIAN NOR YET A GUY FOX DAUGHTER AND IN CONSEQUENCE I'M FREE TO CONFESS I DON'T CARE FOR ALL IT'S DAMNED MYSTERY AND SHILLY SHALLYING BUT THAT'S THE MESSAGE MISS YGONAN DEBATED WITH HERSELF THAT I WILL DO NOTHING FURTHER IN THE MATTER TILL BILLY GETS WELL SHE REPEATED REFLECTIVELY YES I SUPPOSE I'LL HAVE TO PROMISE IT BUT YOU CAN TELL HIM FOR ME THAT I CONSIDER HE IS HORRID AND JUST AS OBSTINATE AND SELFISH AS HE CAN POSSIBLY BE CAN YOU REMEMBER THAT ATTRACTIVE YES THANK YOU SAID THE COLONEL I CAN REMEMBER IT BUT I AIN'T GOING TO NICE SORT OF MESSAGES AND A SICK MAN AIN'T IT I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO YOU MARGARET NO BUT THAT I DON'T I THINK YOU'RE POSSESSED OF SEVENTEEN DEVILS
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