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He was sincere; I don't say that the thought of facing the world at sixty five with practically no resources save his half pay  I think I have told you that the Colonel's diversions had drunk up his wife's fortune and his own like a glass of water  I don't say that this thought moved him to hilarity. HE WAS SINCERE I DON'T SAY THAT THE THOUGHT OF FACING THE WORLD AT SIXTY FIVE WITH PRACTICALLY NO RESOURCES SAVE HIS HALF PAY I THINK I HAVE TOLD YOU THAT THE COLONEL'S DIVERSIONS HAD DRUNK UP HIS WIFE'S FORTUNE IN HIS OWN LIKE A GLASS OF WATER I DON'T SAY THAT THIS THOUGHT MOVED HIM TO HILARITY
ure of affairs. They were gazing at Billy Woods rather curiously. He stood in the vestibule of Selwoode, staring after Margaret Hugonin; but they stared at him, and over his curly head, sculptured above the door-way, they saw the Eagle--the symbol of the crude, incalculable power of wealth. Mr. Woods stood in the vestibule of his own house. XVII "By gad!" said Colonel Hugonin, very grimly, "anybody would think you'd just lost a fortune instead of inheriting one! Wish you joy of it, Billy. I ain't saying, you know, we shan't miss it, my daughter and I--no, begad, for it's a nice pot of money, and we'll miss it damnably. But since somebody had to have it, I'd much rather it was you, my boy, than a set of infernal, hypocritical, philanthropic sharks, and I'm damn' glad Frederick has done the square thing by you--yes, begad!" The old gentleman was standing beside Mr. Woods in the vestibule of Selwoode, some distance from the other members of the house-party, and was speaking in confidence.  INKLING AS TO THE PRESENT POSTURE OF AFFAIRS THEY WERE GAZING AT BILLY WOODS RATHER CURIOUSLY HE STOOD IN THE VESTIBULE OF SELWOOD STARING AFTER MARGARET HUGONEN BUT THEY STARED AT HIM AND OVER HIS CURLY HEAD SCULPTURED ABOVE THE DOORWAY THEY SAW THE EAGLE THE SYMBOL OF THE CRUDE INCALCULABLE POWER OF WEALTH MISTER WOODS STOOD IN THE VESTIBULE OF HIS OWN HOUSE SEVENTEEN BY GAD SAID COLONEL HUGON IN VERY GRIMLY ANYBODY WOULD THINK YOU'D JUST LOST A FORTUNE INSTEAD OF INHERITING ONE WISH YOU JOY OF IT BILLY I AIN'T SAYING YOU KNOW WE SHAN'T MISS IT MY DAUGHTER AND I NO BEGAD FOR IT'S A NICE POT OF MONEY AND WE'LL MISS IT DAMNABLY BUT SINCE SOMEBODY HAD TO HAVE IT I'D MUCH RATHER IT WAS YOU MY BOY THAN A SET OF INFERNAL HYPOCRITICAL PHILANTHROPIC SHARKS AND I'M DAMN GLAD FREDERICK HAS DONE THE SQUARE THING BY YOU YES BEG GAD THE OLD GENTLEMAN WAS STANDING BESIDE MISTER WOODS IN THE VESTIBULE OF SELWOOD SOME DISTANCE FROM THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE PARTY AND WAS SPEAKING IN CONFIDENCE
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