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But the vision was peeping over the bannisters at him, and the vision's eyes were sparkling with a lucent mischief and a wonderful, half hushed contralto was demanding of him: "Oh, where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy? BUT THE VISION WAS PEEPING OVER THE BANISTERS AT HIM AND THE VISION'S EYES WERE SPARKLING WITH ELUCENT MISCHIEF AND A WONDERFUL HALF HUSHED CONTRALTO WAS DEMANDING OF HIM OH WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN BILLY BOY BILLY BOY
-and--oh, I don't know, boy dear. But please go now--please!" Billy went. In the living-hall he paused to inspect a picture with peculiar interest. Since Kathleen cared for him (he thought, rather forlornly), he must perjure himself in as plausible a manner as might be possible; please God, having done what he had done, he would lie to her like a gentleman and try to make her happy. A vision in incredible violet ruffles, coming down to breakfast, saw him, and paused on the stairway, and flushed and laughed deliciously. Poor Billy stared at her; and his heart gave a great bound and then appeared to stop for an indefinite time. "Good Lord!" said Mr. Woods, in his soul. "And I thought I was an ass last night! Why, last night, in comparison, I displayed intelligence that was almost human! Oh, Peggy, Peggy! if I only dared tell you what I think of you, I believe I would gladly die afterward--yes, I'm sure I would. You really haven't any right to be so beautiful!--it isn't fair to us, Peggy! RY PROUD AND AND SORRY I THINK AND GLAD AND AND OH I DON'T KNOW BOY DEAR BUT PLEASE GO NOW PLEASE BILLY WENT IN THE LIVING HALL HE PAUSED TO INSPECT A PICTURE WITH PECULIAR INTEREST SINCE KATHLEEN CARED FOR HIM HE THOUGHT RATHER FORLORNLY HE MUST PERSURE HIMSELF IN AS PLAUSIBLE A MANNER AS MIGHT BE POSSIBLE PLEASE GOD HAVING DONE WHAT HE HAD DONE HE WOULD LIE TO HER LIKE A GENTLEMAN AND TRY TO MAKE HER HAPPY A VISION IN INCREDIBLE VIOLET RUFFLES COMING DOWN TO BREAKFAST SAW HIM AND PAUSED ON THE STAIRWAY AND FLUSHED AND LAUGHED DELICIOUSLY POOR BILLY STARED AT HER AND HIS HEART GAVE A GREAT BOUND AND THEN APPEARED TO STOP FOR AN INDEFINITE TIME GOOD LORD SAID MISTER WOODS IN HIS SOUL AND I THOUGHT I WAS AN ASS LAST NIGHT WHY LAST NIGHT IN COMPARISON I DISPLAYED INTELLIGENCE THAT WAS ALMOST HUMAN OH PEGGY PEGGY IF I ONLY DARED TELL YOU WHAT I THINK OF YOU I BELIEVE I WOULD GLADLY DIE AFTERWARD YES I'M SURE I WOULD YOU REALLY HAVEN'T ANY RIGHT TO BE SO BEAUTIFUL IT ISN'T FAIR TO US PEGGY
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