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She had no time to look at Felix Kennaston. There was such scant room in the bag; her purse took up so much space there was scarcely any left for the folded paper; the affair really required her closest, undivided attention. Besides, she had not the least desire to look at Kennaston just now. "Beautiful child," he pleaded, "look at me!" SHE HAD NO TIME TO LOOK AT FELIX CANASTON THERE WAS SUCH SCANT ROOM IN THE BAG HER PURSE TOOK UP SO MUCH SPACE THERE WAS SCARCELY ANY LEFT FOR THE FOLDED PAPER THE AFFAIR REALLY REQUIRED HER CLOSEST UNDIVIDED ATTENTION BESIDES SHE HAD NOT THE LEAST DESIRE TO LOOK AT CANASTON JUST NOW BEAUTIFUL CHILD HE PLEADED LOOK AT ME
 news," Margaret assented, with a cheerfulness that was not utterly free from trepidation. "I've decided not to marry you, beautiful, and I trust you're properly grateful. You see, you're very nice, of course, but I'm going to marry somebody else, and bigamy is a crime, you know; and, anyhow, I'm only a pauper, and you'd never be able to put up with my temper--now, beautiful, I'm quite sure you couldn't, so there's not a bit of use in arguing it. Some day you'd end by strangling me, which would be horribly disagreeable for me, and then they'd hang you for it, you know, and that would be equally disagreeable for you. Fancy, though, what a good advertisement it would be for your poems!" [Illustration: "'My lady,' he asked, very softly, 'haven't you any good news for me on this wonderful morning?'"] She was not looking at him now--oh, no, Margaret was far too busily employed getting the will (which she had carried all this time) into an absurd little silver chain-bag hanging at her waist. HE WAS A SORT OF MAN TO APPRECIATE THE MANOEUVRE MY LADY HE ASKED VERY SOFTLY HAVEN'T YOU ANY GOOD NEWS FOR ME ON THIS WONDERFUL MORNING EXCELLENT NEWS MARGARET ASSENTED WITH A CHEERFULNESS THAT WAS NOT UTTERLY FREE FROM TREPIDATION I'VE DECIDED NOT TO MARRY YOU BEAUTIFUL AND I TRUST YOU ARE PROPERLY GRATEFUL YOU SEE YOU'RE VERY NICE OF COURSE BUT I'M GOING TO MARRY SOMEBODY ELSE AND BIGGING ME IS A CRIME YOU KNOW AND ANYHOW I'M ONLY A PAUPER AND YOU'D NEVER BE ABLE TO PUT UP WITH MY TEMPER NOW BEAUTIFUL I'M QUITE SURE YOU COULDN'T SO THERE'S NOT A BIT OF USE IN ARGUING IT SOME DAY YOU'D END BY STRANGLING ME WHICH WOULD BE HORRIBLY DISAGREEABLE FOR ME AND THEN THEY'D HANG YOU FOR IT YOU KNOW AND THAT WOULD BE EQUALLY DISAGREEABLE FOR YOU FANCY THOUGH WHAT A GOOD ADVERTISEMENT IT WOULD BE FOR YOUR POEMS SHE WAS NOT LOOKING AT HIM NOW OH NO MARGARET WAS FAR TOO BUSILY EMPLOYED GETTING THE WILL WHICH SHE HAD CARRIED ALL THIS TIME INTO AN ABSURD LITTLE SILVER CHAIN BAG HANGING AT HER WAIST
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