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"Can't you understand, Billy?" she pleaded, softly. "I can't help seeing what a cur you are. CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND BILLY SHE PLEADED SOFTLY I CAN'T HELP SEEING WHAT A CUR YOU ARE
sed point-blank--refused in this very room--didn't you, Billy? Ah, that--that hurt," Margaret ended, with a faint smile. "Yes, it--hurt." Billy Woods raised a protesting hand, as though to speak, but afterward he drew a deep, tremulous breath and bit his lip and was silent. She had spoken very quietly, very simply, very like a tired child; now her voice lifted. "But you've hurt me more to-night," she said, equably--"to-night, when you've come cringing back to me--to me, whom you'd have none of when I was poor. I'm rich now, though. That makes a difference, doesn't it, Billy? You're willing to whistle back the girl's love you flung away once--yes, quite willing. But can't you understand how much it must hurt me to think I ever loved you?" Margaret asked, very gently. She wanted him to understand. She wanted him to be ashamed. She prayed God that he might be just a little, little bit ashamed, so that she might be able to forgive him. But he stood silent, bending puzzled brows toward her. YOU RAN AWAY WHEN UNCLE FRED SUGGESTED THAT YOU REFUSED POINT BLANK REFUSED IN THIS VERY ROOM DIDN'T YOU BILLY AH THAT THAT HURT MARGARET ENDED WITH A FAINT SMILE YES IT HURT BILLY WOODS RAISED A PROTESTING HAND AS THOUGH TO SPEAK BUT AFTERWARD HE DREW A DEEP TREMULOUS BREATH AND BIT HIS LIP AND WAS SILENT SHE HAD SPOKEN VERY QUIETLY VERY SIMPLY VERY LIKE A TIRED CHILD NOW HER VOICE LIFTED BUT YOU'VE HURT ME MORE TO NIGHT SHE SAID EQUABLY TO NIGHT WHEN YOU'VE COME CRINGING BACK TO ME TO ME WHOM YOU'D HAVE NONE OF WHEN I WAS POOR I'M RICH NOW THOUGH THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE DOESN'T BILLY YOU'RE WILLING TO WHISTLE BACK THE GIRL'S LOVE YOU'VE FLUNG AWAY ONCE YES QUITE WILLING BUT CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH IT MUST HURT ME TO THINK I EVER LOVED YOU MARGARET ASKED VERY GENTLY SHE WANTED HIM TO UNDERSTAND SHE WANTED HIM TO BE ASHAMED SHE PRAYED GOD THAT HE MIGHT BE JUST A LITTLE LITTLE BIT ASHAMED SO THAT SHE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FORGIVE HIM BUT HE STOOD SILENT BENDING PUZZLED BROWS TOWARD HER
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