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But he merely said "I see  I see," very slowly, and his eyes were kindly. He couldn't be angry with her, somehow; that pink cheeked, crinkly haired girl stood between them and shielded her. He was only very, very sorry. BUT HE MERELY SAID I SEE I SEE VERY SLOWLY AND HIS EYES WERE KINDLY HE COULDN'T BE ANGRY WITH HER SOMEHOW THAT PINK CHEEKED QUINKLY HAIRED GIRL STOOD BETWEEN THEM AND SHIELDED HER HE WAS ONLY VERY VERY SORRY
 sake of the money we can pilfer incidentally! We're all arrant hypocrites, you know; I'm no better than the others, Billy--not a bit better. But my husband left me so poor, and I had always been accustomed to the pretty things of life, and I couldn't--I couldn't give them up, Billy. I love them too dearly. So I lie, and toady, and write drivelling talks about things I don't understand, for drivelling women to listen to, and I still have the creature comforts of life. I pawn my self-respect for them--that's all. Such a little price to pay, isn't it, Billy?" She spoke in a sort of frenzy. I dare say that at the outset she wanted Mr. Woods to know the worst of her, knowing he could not fail to discover it in time. Billy brought memories with him, you see; and this shrewd, hard woman wanted, somehow, more than anything else in the world, that he should think well of her. So she babbled out the whole pitiful story, waiting in a kind of terror to see contempt and disgust awaken in his eyes. SCHEME TO ANOTHER ALL FOR THE SAKE OF THE MONEY WE CAN PILFER INCIDENTALLY WE'RE ALL ARRANT HYPOCRITES YOU KNOW I'M NO BETTER THAN THE OTHERS BILLY NOT A BIT BETTER BUT MY HUSBAND LEFT ME SO POOR AND I HAD ALWAYS BEEN ACCUSTOMED TO THE PRETTY THINGS OF LIFE AND I COULDN'T I COULDN'T GIVE THEM UP BILLY I LOVE THEM TOO DEARLY SO I'D LIE AND TOADY AND WRITE DRIVELLING TALKS ABOUT THINGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND FOR DRIVELLING WOMEN TO LISTEN TO AND I STILL HAVE THE CREATURE COMFORTS OF LIFE I PAWN MY SELF RESPECT FOR THEM THAT'S ALL SUCH A LITTLE PRICE TO PAY ISN'T IT BILLY SHE SPOKE IN A SORT OF FRENZY I DARE SAY THAT AT THE ONSET SHE WANTED MISTER WOODS TO KNOW THE WORST OF HER KNOWING HE COULD NOT FAIL TO DISCOVER IT IN TIME BILLY BROUGHT MEMORIES WITH HIM YOU SEE AND THIS SHREWD HARD WOMAN WANTED SOMEHOW MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD THAT HE SHOULD THINK WELL OF HER SO SHE BABBLED OUT THE WHOLE PITIFUL STORY WAITING IN A KIND OF TERROR TO SEE CONTEMPT AND DISGUST AWAKENED IN HIS EYES
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