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And there was not a spark of anger in the very darkest corner of Billy's big, brave heart, but only pity  pity all through and through, that sent little icy ticklings up and down his spine and turned his breathing to great sobs. AND THERE WAS NOT A SPARK OF ANGER IN THE VERY DARKEST CORNER OF BILLY'S BIG BRAVE HEART BUT ONLY PITY PITY ALL THROUGH AND THROUGH THAT SENT LITTLE ICY TICKLINGS UP AND DOWN HIS SPINE AND TURNED HIS BREATHING TO GREAT SOBS
rase runs) flung herself at his head. The shame of it was a physical sickness, a nausea. But now, in this jumble of miseries, in this breaking-up of the earth and the void heavens that surged about her and would not be mastered, the girl laughed; and her laughter was care-free and half-languid like that of a child who is thinking of something else. Ah, yes, they train women well in these matters. At length Margaret said, in high, crisp accents: "Pardon me, but I can't help being amused, Mr. Woods, by the way in which hard luck dogs your footsteps. I think Fate must have some grudge against you, Mr. Woods." "Peggy----" said Mr. Woods. "Pardon me," she interrupted him, her masculine little chin high in the air, "but I wish you wouldn't call me that. It was well enough when we were boy and girl together, Mr. Woods. But you've developed since--ah, yes, you've developed into such a splendid actor, such a consummate liar, such a clever scoundrel, Mr. Woods, that I scarcely recognise you now. HIM DARED ALL FOR HIM HAD AS THE PHRASE RUNS FLUNG HERSELF AT HIS HEAD THE SHAME OF IT WAS A PHYSICAL SICKNESS A NAUSEA BUT NOW IN THIS JUMBLE OF MISERIES IN THIS BREAKING UP OF THE EARTH AND THE VOID HEAVENS THAT SURGED ABOUT HER AND WOULD NOT BE MASTERED THE GIRL LAUGHED AND HER LAUGHTER WAS CARE FREE AND HALF LANGUID LIKE THAT OF A CHILD WHO IS THINKING OF SOMETHING ELSE AH YES THEY TRAIN WOMEN WELL IN THESE MATTERS AT LENGTH MARGARET SAID IN HIGH CRISP ACCENTS PARDON ME BUT I CAN'T HELP BEING AMUSED MISTER WOODS BY THE WAY IN WHICH HARD LUCK DOGS YOUR FOOTSTEPS I THINK FATE MUST HAVE SOME GRUDGE AGAINST YOU MISTER WOODS PEGGY SAID MISTER WOODS PARDON ME SHE INTERRUPTED HIM HER MASCULINENDAL CHIN HIGH IN THE AIR BUT I WISH YOU WOULDN'T CALL ME THAT IT WAS WELL ENOUGH WHEN WE WERE BOY AND GIRL TOGETHER MISTER WOODS BUT YOU'VE DEVELOPED SINCE AH YES YOU'VE DEVELOPED INTO SUCH A SPLENDID ACTOR SUCH A CONSUMMATE LIAR SUCH A CLEVER SCOUNDREL MISTER WOODS THAT I SCARCELY RECOGNIZE YOU NOW
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