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He realised on a sudden that he was one of the richest men in America. It was a staggering thought. Also, Mr. Woods's views, at this moment, as to the advantages of wealth, might have been interesting. Kathleen stood silent for an instant, eyes downcast, face flushed. She was trembling. HE REALIZED ON A SUDDEN THAT HE WAS ONE OF THE RICHEST MEN IN AMERICA IT WAS A STAGGERING THOUGHT ALSO MISTER WOODS'S VIEWS AT THIS MOMENT AS TO THE ADVANTAGES OF WEALTH MIGHT HAVE BEEN INTERESTING KATHLEEN STOOD SILENT FOR AN INSTANT EYES DOWNCAST FACE FLUSHED SHE WAS TREMBLING
utrageously in the future! You're a sanctimonious old hypocrite, you are, and a pious fraud, and a delusion, and a snare, and you and Adèle have nefarious designs on me at this very moment, but I think I'd like to kiss you!" Indeed, I believe Mr. Woods came very near doing so. She loved Peggy, you see; and he loved every one who loved her. But he compromised by shaking hands energetically, for a matter of five minutes, and entreating to be allowed to subscribe to some of her deserving charitable enterprises--any one she might mention--and so left the old lady a little bewildered, but very much pleased. She decided that for the future Adèle must not see so much of Mr. Van Orden. She began to fear that gentleman's views of life were not sufficiently serious. XIX Billy went into the gardens in pursuit of Margaret. He was almost happy now and felt vaguely ashamed of himself. Then he came upon Kathleen Saumarez, who, indeed, was waiting for him there; and his heart went down into his boots. R A LITTLE MORE OUTRAGEOUSLY IN THE FUTURE YOU'RE A SANCTIMONIOUS OLD HYPOCRITE YOU ARE AND A PIOUS FRAUD AND A DELUSION AND A SNARE AND YOU AND ADELL HAVE NEFARIOUS DESIGNS ON ME AT THIS VERY MOMENT BUT I THINK I'D LIKE TO KISS YOU INDEED I BELIEVE MISTER WOODS CAME VERY NEAR DOING SO SHE LOVED PEGGY YOU SEE AND HE LOVED EVERY ONE WHO LOVED HER BUT HE COMPROMISED BY SHAKING HANDS ENERGETICALLY FOR A MATTER OF FIVE MINUTES AND ENTREATING TO BE ALLOWED TO SUBSCRIBE TO SOME OF HER DESERVING CHARITABLE ENTERPRISES ANY ONE SHE MIGHT MENTION AND SO LEFT THE OLD LADY A LITTLE BEWILDERED BUT VERY MUCH PLEASED SHE DECIDED THAT FOR THE FUTURE ADELE MUST NOT SEE SO MUCH OF MISTER VAN HORDEN SHE BEGAN TO FEAR THAT GENTLEMEN'S VIEWS OF LIFE WERE NOT SUFFICIENTLY SERIOUS NINETEEN BILLY WENT INTO THE GARDENS IN PURSUIT OF MARGARET HE WAS ALMOST HAPPY NOW AND FELT VAGUELY ASHAMED OF HIMSELF THEN HE CAME UPON KATHLEEN SOMMEREZ WHO INDEED WAS WAITING FOR HIM THERE AND HIS HEART WENT DOWN INTO HIS BOOTS
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