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"No," she said, "Billy cared for me, you know, a long time ago. And this morning he told me he still cared. Billy doesn't pretend to be a clever man, you see, and so he can afford to practice some of the brute virtues, such as constancy and fidelity." NO SHE SAID BILLY CARED FOR ME YOU KNOW A LONG TIME AGO AND THIS MORNING HE TOLD ME HE STILL CARED BILLY DOESN'T PRETEND TO BE A CLEVER MAN YOU SEE AND SO HE CAN AFFORD TO PRACTISE SOME OF THE BRUTE VIRTUES SUCH AS CONSTANCY AND FIDELITY
from the summer-house, on the bench which Miss Hugonin had just left. And when that unprincipled young woman finally rose to her feet, it must be confessed that it was with a toss of the head and with the reflection that while to listen wasn't honourable, it would at least be very amusing. I grieve to admit it, but with Billy's scruples she hadn't the slightest sympathy. Then Kennaston cried, suddenly: "Why, you're mad, Kathleen! Woods wants to marry _you!_ Why, he's heels over head in love with Miss Hugonin!" Miss Hugonin turned to Mr. Woods with a little intake of the breath. No, I shall not attempt to tell you what Billy saw in her countenance. Timanthes-like, I drape before it the vines of the summer-house. For a brief space I think we had best betake ourselves outside, leaving Margaret in a very pitiable state of anger, and shame, and humiliation, and heartbreak--leaving poor Billy with a heart that ached, seeing the horror of him in her face. XXIII Mrs. Saumarez laughed bitterly. ED NOT TWENTY FEET FROM THE SUMMER HOUSE ON THE BENCH WHICH MISS UGONIAN HAD JUST LEFT AND WHEN THAT UNPRINCIPLED YOUNG WOMAN FINALLY ROSE TO HER FEET IT MUST BE CONFESSED THAT IT WAS WITH A TOSS OF THE HEAD AND WITH THE REFLECTION THAT WHILE TO LISTEN WASN'T HONORABLE IT WOULD AT LEAST BE VERY AMUSING I GRIEVE TO ADMIT IT BUT WITH BILLY'S SCRUPLES SHE HADN'T THE SLIGHTEST SYMPATHY THEN KNASTON CRIED SUDDENLY WHY YOU'RE MAD KATHLEEN WOODS WANTS TO MARRY YOU WHY HE'S HEELS OVER HEAD AND THAT WITH MISS YGONIAN MISS UGONAN TURNED TO MISTER WOODS WITH A LITTLE INTAKE OF THE BREATH NO I SHALL NOT ATTEMPT TO TELL YOU WHAT BILLY SAW IN HER COUNTENANCE COMMAND THESE LIKE I DRAPE BEFORE IT THE VINES OF THE SUMMER HOUSE FOR A BRIEF SPACE I THINK WE HAD BEST BETAKE OURSELVES OUTSIDE LEAVING MARGARET IN A VERY PITIABLE STATE OF ANGER AND SHAME AND HUMILIATION AND HEARTBREAK LEAVING POOR BILLY WITH A HEART THAT ACHED SEEING THE HORROR OF HIM IN HER FACE TWENTY THREE MISSUS SOMMAREZ LAUGHED BITTERLY
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