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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! 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
could no more have told her of her mistake than he could have struck her in the face. "Kathleen--!" said he, vaguely. "Let me think!--ah, let me think, Billy!" she pleaded, in a flutter of joy and amazement. "Go away, boy dear!--Go away for a little and let me think! I'm not an emotional woman, but I'm on the verge of hysterics now, for--for several reasons. Go in to breakfast, Billy! I--I want to be alone. You've made me very 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 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. BLUNDERING BOY THE LUDICROUS HORROR OF IT STUNNED MISTER WOODS HE COULD NO MORE HAVE TOLD HER OF HER MISTAKE THAN HE COULD HAVE STRUCK HER IN THE FACE KATHLEEN SAID HE VAGUELY LET ME THINK OH LET ME THINK BILLY SHE PLEADED IN A FLUTTER OF JOY AND AMAZEMENT GO AWAY BOY DEAR GO AWAY FURTHER LET ME THINK I'M NOT AN EMOTIONAL WOMAN BUT I WANT THE VERGE OF HYSTERICS NOW FOR FOR SEVERAL REASONS GO IN TO BREAKFAST BILLY I I WANT TO BE ALONE YOU'VE MADE ME VERY 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
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