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It has changed you, Peggy, this  ah, well!" said Billy, "we won't talk about that. I'm going to burn it because that's the only honourable thing to do. IT HAS CHANGED YOU PEGGY THIS AH WELL SAID BILLY WE WON'T TALK ABOUT THAT I'M GOING TO BURN IT BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY HONOURABLE THING TO DO
paper, you and I." "Wait!" Margaret cried. "Ah, wait, just a moment, Billy!" He glanced up at her in surprise, the paper still poised in his hand. She sat with head drooped forward, her masculine little chin thrust out eagerly, her candid eyes transparently appraising him. "Why are you going to burn it, Billy?" "Why?" Mr. Woods, repeated, thoughtfully. "Well, for a variety of reasons. First is, that Uncle Fred really did leave his money to you, and burning this is the only way of making sure you get it. Why, I thought you wanted me to burn it! Last time I saw you--" "I was in a temper," said Margaret, haughtily. "You ought to have seen that." "Yes, I--er--noticed it," Mr. Woods admitted, with some dryness; "but it wasn't only temper. You've grown accustomed to the money. You'd miss it now--miss the pleasure it gives you, miss the power it gives you. You'd never be content to go back to the old life now. Why, Peggy, you yourself told me you thought money the greatest thing in the world! ST YOU PEGGY AND NOW YOU'RE GOING TO BURN THIS INTERESTING PAPER YOU AND I WAIT MARGARET CRIED UGH WAIT JUST A MOMENT BILLY HE GLANCED UP AT HER IN SURPRISE THE PAPER STILL POISONED HIS HAND SHE SAT WITH HEAD DROOPED FORWARD HER MASCULINE LITTLE CHIN THRUST OUT EAGERLY HER CANDID EYES TRANSPARENTLY APPRAISING HIM WHY ARE YOU GOING TO BURN IT BILLY WHY MISTER WOODS REPEATED THOUGHTFULLY WELL FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS FIRST IS THAT UNCLE FRED REALLY DID LEAVE HIS MONEY TO YOU AND BURNING THIS IS THE ONLY WAY OF MAKING SURE YOU GET IT WHY I THOUGHT YOU WANTED ME TO BURN IT LAST TIME I SAW YOU I WAS IN A TEMPER SAID MARGARET HAUGHTILY YOU OUGHT TO HAVE SEEN THAT YES I ER NOTICED IT MISTER WOODS ADMITTED WITH SOME DRYNESS BUT IT WAS AN ONLY TEMPER YOU'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO THE MONEY YOU'D MISS IT NOW MISS THE PLEASURE IT GIVES YOU MISS THE POWER IT GIVES YOU YOU'D NEVER BE CONTENT TO GO BACK TO THE OLD LIFE NOW WHY PEGGY YOU YOURSELF TOLD ME YOU THOUGHT MONEY THE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD
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