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But every good cause has its parasites. Don't trust entirely to the Haggages and Jukesburys, Peggy, and  and don't desert the good ship Philanthropy because there are a few barnacles on it, dear." BUT EVERY GOOD CAUSE HAS ITS PARASITES DON'T TRUST ENTIRELY TO THE HAGGAGES AND JUKESBERRIES PEGGY AND AND DON'T DESERT THE GOOD SHIP PHILANTHROPY BECAUSE THERE ARE A FEW BARNACLES ON IT DEAR
you don't care--and I wouldn't have you come to me, not caring. So I'm going to burn the paper, dear." Margaret bowed her head. Had she ever known happiness before? "It is not very flattering to me," she said, "but it shows that you--care--a great deal. You care enough to--let me go. Ah--yes. You may burn it now, Billy." And promptly he tossed it into the flames. For a moment it lay unharmed; then the edges caught and crackled and blazed, and their heads drew near together as they watched it burn. There (thought Billy) is the end! Ah, ropes, daggers, and poisons! there is the end! Oh, Peggy. Peggy, if you could only have loved me! if only this accursed money hadn't spoiled you so utterly! Billy was quite properly miserable over it. But he raised his head with a smile. "And now," said he--and not without a little, little bitterness; "if I have any right to advise you, Peggy, I--I think I'd be more careful in the future as to how I used the money. You've tried to do good with it, I know. THOUGHT FOR A MOMENT AH WELL YOU'VE SHOWN ME IN A HUNDRED WAYS THAT YOU DON'T CARE AND I WOULDN'T HAVE YOU COME TO ME NOT CARING SO I'M GOING TO BURN THE PAPER DEAR MARGARET BOWED HER HEAD HAD SHE EVER KNOWN HAPPINESS BEFORE IT IS NOT VERY FLATTERING TO ME SHE SAID BUT IT SHOWS THAT YOU CARE A GREAT DEAL YOU CARE ENOUGH TO LET ME GO AH YES YOU MAY BURN IT NOW BILLY AND PROMPTLY HE TOSSED IT INTO THE FLAMES FOR A MOMENT IT LAY UNHARMED THEN THE EDGES CAUGHT AND CRACKLED AND BLAZED AND THEIR HEADS DREW NEAR TOGETHER AS THEY WATCHED IT BURN THERE THOUGHT BILLY IS THE END AH ROPES DAGGERS AND POISONS THERE IS THE END OH PEGGY PEGGY IF YOU COULD ONLY HAVE LOVED ME IF ONLY THIS ACCURSED MONEY HADN'T SPOILED YOU SO UTTERLY BILLY WAS QUITE PROPERLY MISERABLE OVER IT BUT HE RAISED HIS HEAD WITH A SMILE AND NOW SAID HE AND NOT WITHOUT A LITTLE BITTERNESS IF I HAVE ANY RIGHT TO ADVISE YOU PEGGY I THINK I'D BE MORE CAREFUL IN THE FUTURE AS HOW I USE THE MONEY YOU'VE TRIED TO DO GOOD WITH IT I KNOW
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