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I kept my word like a perfect gentleman and took no step _whatever_ in the matter. I didn't say a word when before my eyes you stripped me of my entire worldly possessions  you know I didn't. You burned it up yourself, Billy Woods  of your own free will and accord  and now Selwoode and all that detestable money belongs to _you_, and I'm sure I'd like to know what you are going to do about it. So _there_!" Margaret faced him defiantly. Billy was in a state of considerable perturbation. "Why have you done this?" I KEPT MY WORD LIKE A PERFECT GENTLEMAN AND TOOK NO STEP WHATEVER IN THE MATTER I DIDN'T SAY A WORD WHEN BEFORE MY EYES YOU STRIPPED ME OF MY ENTIRE WORLDLY POSSESSIONS YOU KNOW I DIDN'T YOU'VE BURNED IT UP YOURSELF BILLY WOODS OF YOUR OWN FREE WILL AND ACCORD AND NOW SELL WOOD AND ALL THAT DETESTABLE MONEY BELONGS TO YOU AND I'M SURE I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT SO THERE MARGARET FACED HIM DEFIANTLY BILLY WAS IN A STATE OF CONSIDERABLE PERTURBATION WHY HAVE YOU DONE THIS
th multitudinous tiny arabesques of black velvet, echoed the glow of her hair to a shade. The dancing flames made of her a flickering little yellow wraith. And oh, the quaint tenderness of her eyes!--oh, the hint of faint, nameless perfume she diffused! thus ran the meditations of Billy's dizzied brain. "Listen! I told you I burned the other will. I started to burn it. But I was afraid to, because I didn't know what they could do to me if I did. So I put it away in my little handkerchief-box--and if you'd had a _grain_ of sense you'd have noticed the orris on it. And you made me promise not to take any steps in the matter till you got well. I knew you would. So I had already sent that second will--sent it before I promised you--to Hunston Wyke--he's my lawyer now, you know--and I've heard from him, and he has probated it." Billy was making various irrelevant sounds. "And I brought that other will to you, and if you didn't choose to examine it more carefully I'm sure it wasn't my fault.  IN ORIEL AND HER GOWN YELLOW WITH MULTITUDINOUS TINY ARABESQUES OF BLACK VELVET ECHOED THE GLOW OF HER HAIR TO A SHADE THE DANCING FLAMES MADE OF HER A FLICKERING LITTLE YELLOW WRAITH AND OH THE QUAINT TENDERNESS OF HER EYES OH THE HINT OF FAINT NAMELESS PERFUME SHE DIFFUSED THUS RAN THE MEDITATIONS OF BILLY'S DIZZIED BRAIN LISTEN I TOLD YOU I BURNED THE OTHER WILL I STARTED TO BURN IT BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID TO BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY COULD DO TO ME IF I DID SO I PUT IT AWAY IN MY LITTLE HANDKERCHIEF BOX AND IF YOU'D HAD A GRAIN OF CENT YOU'D HAVE NOTICED THE ORIS ON IT AND YOU MADE ME PROMISE NOT TO TAKE ANY STEPS IN THE MATTER TILL YOU GOT WELL I KNEW YOU WOULD SO I HAD ALREADY SENT THAT SECOND WILL SENT IT BEFORE I PROMISED YOU TO HUNSTON WICK HE'S MY LAWYER NOW YOU KNOW AND I'VE HEARD FROM HIM AND HE HAS PROBATED IT BILLY WAS MAKING VARIOUS IRRELEVANT SOUNDS AND I BROUGHT THAT OTHER WILL TO YOU AND IF YOU DIDN'T CHOOSE TO EXAMINE IT MORE CAREFULLY I'M SURE IT WASN'T MY FAULT
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