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No, I shall not attempt to tell you what Billy saw in her countenance. Timanthes like, I drape before it the vines of the summer house. NO I SHALL NOT ATTEMPT TO TELL YOU WHAT BILLY SAW IN HER COUNTENANCE COMMAND THESE LIKE I DRAPE BEFORE IT THE VINES OF THE SUMMER HOUSE
fear Margaret was not properly impressed. "Please, Billy," she pleaded, in a shrill whisper, "please let's listen. He's going to propose to her now, and you've no idea how funny he is when he proposes. Oh, don't be so pokey, Billy--do let's listen!" But Mr. Woods had risen with a strange celerity and was about to leave the summer-house. Margaret pouted. Mrs. Saumarez and Mr. Kennaston were seated not twenty feet from the summer-house, on the bench which Miss Hugonin had just left. And when that unprincipled young woman finally rose to her feet, it must be confessed that it was with a toss of the head and with the reflection that while to listen wasn't honourable, it would at least be very amusing. I grieve to admit it, but with Billy's scruples she hadn't the slightest sympathy. Then Kennaston cried, suddenly: "Why, you're mad, Kathleen! Woods wants to marry _you!_ Why, he's heels over head in love with Miss Hugonin!" Miss Hugonin turned to Mr. Woods with a little intake of the breath.  WOODS PROTESTED HALF ANGRILY I FEAR MARGARET WAS NOT PROPERLY IMPRESSED PLEASE BILLY SHE PLEADED IN A SHRILL WHISPER PLEASE LET'S LISTEN HE'S GOING TO PROPOSE TO HER NOW AND YOU'VE NO IDEA HOW FUNNY HE IS WHEN HE PROPOSES OH DON'T BE SO POKY BILLY DO LET'S LISTEN BUT MISTER WOODS HAD RISEN WITH A STRANGE CELERITY AND WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE THE SUMMER HOUSE MARGARET POUTED MISSUS SOMMOREZ AND MISTER CANASTON WERE SEATED NOT TWENTY FEET FROM THE SUMMER HOUSE ON THE BENCH WHICH MISS UGONIAN HAD JUST LEFT AND WHEN THAT UNPRINCIPLED YOUNG WOMAN FINALLY ROSE TO HER FEET IT MUST BE CONFESSED THAT IT WAS WITH A TOSS OF THE HEAD AND WITH THE REFLECTION THAT WHILE TO LISTEN WASN'T HONORABLE IT WOULD AT LEAST BE VERY AMUSING I GRIEVE TO ADMIT IT BUT WITH BILLY'S SCRUPLES SHE HADN'T THE SLIGHTEST SYMPATHY THEN KNASTON CRIED SUDDENLY WHY YOU'RE MAD KATHLEEN WOODS WANTS TO MARRY YOU WHY HE'S HEELS OVER HEAD AND THAT WITH MISS YGONIAN MISS UGONAN TURNED TO MISTER WOODS WITH A LITTLE INTAKE OF THE BREATH
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