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"He wouldn't dare," says Margaret, to no one in particular. "Oh, no, he wouldn't dare after what happened four years ago." HE WOULDN'T DARE SAYS MARGARET TO NO ONE IN PARTICULAR OH NO HE WOULDN'T DARE AFTER WHAT HAPPENED FOUR YEARS AGO
t. They had, every one of them, some scheme for bettering the universe; and if among them Margaret seemed somewhat out of place--a butterfly among earnest-minded ants--her heart was in every plan they advocated, and they found her purse-strings infinitely elastic. The girl was pitiably anxious to be of some use in the world. So at Selwoode they gossiped of great causes and furthered the millenium. And above them the Eagle brooded in silence. And Billy? All this time Billy was junketing abroad, where every year he painted masterpieces for the Salon, which--on account of a nefarious conspiracy among certain artists, jealous of his superior merits--were invariably refused. Now Billy is back again in America, and the Colonel has insisted that he come to Selwoode, and Margaret is waiting for him in the dog-cart. The glow of her eyes is very, very bright. Her father's careless words this morning, coupled with certain speeches of Mr. Kennaston's last night, have given her food for reflection. SS MEN FOR THE MOST PART THEY HAD EVERY ONE OF THEM SOME SCHEME FOR BETTERING THE UNIVERSE AND IF AMONG THEM MARGARET SEEMED SOMEWHAT OUT OF PLACE A BUTTERFLY AMONG EARNEST MINDED ANTS HER HEART WAS IN EVERY PLAN THEY ADVOCATED AND THEY FOUND HER PURSE STRINGS INFINITELY ELASTIC THE GIRL WAS PITIABLY ANXIOUS TO BE OF SOME USE IN THE WORLD SO IT SO WOULD THEY GOSSIPED OF GREAT CAUSES AND FURTHER THE MILLENNIUM AND ABOVE THEM THE EAGLE BROODED IN SILENCE AND BILLY ALL THIS TIME BILLY WAS JUNKETING ABROAD WHERE EVERY YEAR HE PAINTED MASTERPIECES FOR THE SALON WHICH ON ACCOUNT OF A NEFARIOUS CONSPIRACY AMONG CERTAIN ARTISTS JEALOUS OF HIS SUPERIOR MERITS WERE INVARIABLY REFUSED NOW BILLY IS BACK AGAIN IN AMERICA AND THE COLONEL HAS INSISTED THAT HE COME TO SELLWOOD AND MARGARET IS WAITING FOR HIM IN THE DOGCART THE GLOW OF HER EYES IS VERY VERY BRIGHT HER FATHER'S CARELESS WORDS THIS MORNING COUPLED WITH CERTAIN SPEECHES OF MISTER KENNASTON'S LAST NIGHT HE HAD GIVEN HER FOOD FOR REFLECTION
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