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He had found a paper in the secret drawer at the back which appeared to startle him. Billy unfolded it slowly, with a puzzled look growing in his countenance. HE HAD FOUND A PAPER IN THE SECRET DRAWER AT THE BACK WHICH APPEARED TO STARTLE HIM BILLY UNFOLDED IT SLOWLY WITH A PUZZLED LOOK GROWING IN HIS COUNTENANCE
n inconsolable forever, you know." Then the room blurred before her eyes. She stood rigid, defiant. She was dimly aware that Billy was speaking, speaking from a great distance, it seemed, and then after a century or two his face came back to her out of the whirl of things. And, though she did not know it, they were smiling bravely at one another. "--and so," Mr. Woods was stating, "I've been an even greater ass than usual, and I hope you'll be very, very happy." [Illustration: "Billy unfolded it slowly, with a puzzled look growing in his countenance."] "Thank you," she returned, mechanically, "I--I hope so." After an interval, "Good-night, Peggy," said Mr. Woods. "Oh--? Good-night," said she, with a start. He turned to go. Then, "By Jove!" said he, grimly, "I've been so busy making an ass of myself I'd forgotten all about more--more important things." Mr. Woods picked up the keys and, going to the desk, unlocked the centre compartment with a jerk. Afterward he gave a sharp exclamation. OU CARE FOR HIM PEGGY I REALLY CAN'T SEE WHY IT SHOULD CONCERN YOU SAID MARGARET SWEETLY BUT SINCE YOU ASK I DO YOU COULDN'T EXPECT ME TO REMAIN INCONSOLABLE FOREVER YOU KNOW THEN THE ROOM BLURRED BEFORE HER EYES SHE STOOD RIGID DEFIANT SHE WAS DIMLY AWARE THAT BILLY WAS SPEAKING SPEAKING FROM A GREAT DISTANCE IT SEEMED AND THAT AFTER A CENTURY OR TWO HIS FACE CAME BACK TO HER OUT OF THE WHIRL OF THE THINGS AND THOUGH SHE DID NOT KNOW IT THEY WERE SURMING BRAVELY AT ONE ANOTHER AND SO MISTER WOODS WAS STATING I'VE BEEN AN EVEN GREATER ASS THAN USUAL AND I HOPE YOU'LL BE VERY VERY HAPPY THANK YOU SHE RETURNED MECHANICALLY I I HOPE SO AFTER AN INTERVAL GOOD NIGHT PEGGY SAID MISTER WOODS OH GOOD NIGHT SAID SHE WITH A START HE TURNED TO GO THEN BY JOVE SAID HE GRIMLY I'VE BEEN SO BUSY MAKING ASS OF MYSELF I'VE FORGOT NOUGHT ABOUT MORE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS MISTER WOODS PICKED UP THE KEYS AND GOING TO THE DESK UNLOCKED THE CENTER COMPARTMENT WITH A JERK AFTERWARD HE GAVE A SHARP EXCLAMATION
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