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I know now there isn't any question of pride where you are concerned  not any question of pride nor of any silly misunderstandings, nor of any uncle's wishes, nor of anything but just you, Peggy. It's just you that I care for now  just you." I KNOW NOW THERE ISN'T ANY QUESTION OF PRIDE WHERE YOU ARE CONCERNED NOT ANY QUESTION OF PRIDE NOR OF ANY SILLY MISUNDERSTANDINGS NOR OF ANY UNCLE'S WISHES NOR OF ANYTHING BUT JUST YOU PEGGY IT'S JUST YOU THAT I CARE FOR NOW JUST YOU
uld have seen his eyes. Margaret looked into them for a minute, and her own eyes fell before their blaze, and her heart--very foolishly--stood still for a breathing-space. Subsequently she recalled the fact that he was a fortune-hunter, and that she despised him, and also observed--to her surprise and indignation--that he was holding her hand and had apparently been doing so for some time. You may believe it, that she withdrew that pink-and-white trifle angrily enough. "Pray don't be absurd, Mr. Woods," said she. Billy caught up the word. "Absurd!" he echoed--"yes, that describes what I've been pretty well, doesn't it, Peggy? I _was_ absurd when I let you send me to the right-about four years ago. I realised that to-day the moment I saw you. I should have held on like the very grimmest death; I should have bullied you into marrying me, if necessary, and in spite of fifty Anstruthers. Oh, yes, I know that now. But I was only a boy then, Peggy, and so I let a boy's pride come between us. E SEEMED MERE TAUTOLOGY TO ANY ONE WHO COULD HAVE SEEN HIS EYES MARGARET LOOKED INTO THEM FOR A MINUTE AND HER OWN EYES FELL BEFORE THEIR BLAZE AND HER HEART VERY FOOLISHLY STOOD STILL FOR A BREATHING SPACE SUBSEQUENTLY SHE RECALLED THE FACT THAT HE WAS A FORTUNE HUNTER AND THAT SHE DESPISED HIM AND ALSO OBSERVED TO HER SURPRISE AND INDIGNATION THAT HE WAS HOLDING HER HAND AND HAD APPARENTLY BEEN DOING SO FOR SOME TIME YOU MAY BELIEVE THAT SHE WITHDREW THAT PINK AND WHITE TRIFLE ANGRILY ENOUGH PRAY DON'T BE ABSURD MISTER WOODS SAID SHE BILLY CAUGHT UP THE WORD ABSURD HE ECHOED YES THAT DESCRIBES WHAT I'VE BEEN PRETTY WELL DOESN'T IT PEGGY I WAS ABSURD WHEN I LET YOU SEND ME TO THE RIGHT ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO I REALIZE THAT TO DAY THE MOMENT I SAW YOU I SHOULD HAVE HELD ON LIKE THE VERY GRIMMEST DEATH I SHOULD HAVE BULLIED YOU INTO MARRYING ME IF NECESSARY AND IN SPITE OF FIFTY AND STRUGGERS OH YES I KNOW THAT NOW BUT I WAS ONLY A BOY THEN PEGGY AND SO I LET A BOY'S PRIDE COME BETWEEN US
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