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He was gazing downward in careful consideration of three fat tortoise shell pins and a surprising quantity of gold hair, which was practically all that he could see of Miss Hugonin's person; for that young lady had suddenly become a limp mass of abashed violet ruffles, and had discovered new and irresistible attractions in the mosaics about her feet. Billy's arms were crossed on his breast and his right hand caressed his chin meditatively. HE WAS GAZING DOWNWARD IN CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF THREE FAT TORTOISE SHELL PINS AND A SURPRISING QUANTITY OF GOLD HAIR WHICH WAS PRACTICALLY ALL THAT HE COULD SEE OF MISS UGONAN'S PERSON FOR THAT LOVELY LADY HAD SUDDENLY BECOME A LIMP MASS OF ABASHED VIOLET RUFFLES AND HAD DISCOVERED NEW AND IRRESISTIBLE ATTRACTIONS IN THE MOSAICS ABOUT HER FEET BILLY'S ARMS WERE CROSSED ON HIS BREAST AND HIS RIGHT HAND CARESSED HIS CHIN MEDITATIVELY
nch. He was undeniably in a temper. But, then, how becoming it was! thought someone. "Miss Hugonin!" he said, coldly. Evidently (thought someone) he intends to be just as nasty as possible. "Peggy!" said Mr. Woods, after a little. Perhaps (thought someone) he won't be _very_ nasty. "Dear Peggy!" said Mr. Woods, in his most conciliatory tone. Someone rearranged her hair complacently. But there was no answer, save the irresponsible chattering of the birds, and with a sigh Billy turned upon his heel. Then, by the oddest chance in the world, Margaret coughed. I dare say it was damp in the summer-house; or perhaps it was caused by some passing bronchial irritation; or perhaps, incredible as it may seem, she coughed to show him where she was. But I scarcely think so, because Margaret insisted afterward--very positively, too--that she didn't cough at all. XXII "Well!" Mr. Woods observed, lengthening the word somewhat. In the intimate half-light of the summer-house, he loomed prodigiously big.  CHAPTER TWENTY TWO OF THE EAGLE'S SHADOW BY JAMES BRANCH CABEL THIS LIVER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN ORIGINALLY RECORDED BY JOHN AND WILSON FOR BUREAU FORTY TWO DONATED TO LIBERVOX WITH HIS EXPRESS PERMISSION TWENTY TWO WELL MISTER WOODS OBSERVED LENGTHENING THE WORD SOMEWHAT IN THE INTIMATE HALF LIGHT OF THE SUMMER HOUSE HE LOOMED PRODIGIOUSLY BIG
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