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This was unsettling. He hedged. "Except, perhaps  " said he. "Yes?" THIS WAS UNSETTLING HE HEDGED EXCEPT PERHAPS SAID HE YES
"it was horrid of you to refuse to take any of that money." "But I didn't want it," he protested. "Good Lord, I'd only have done something foolish with it. It was awfully square of you, Peggy, to offer to divide, but I didn't want it, you see. I don't want to be a millionaire, and give up the rest of my life to founding libraries and explaining to people that if they never spend any money on amusements they'll have a great deal by the time they're too old to enjoy it. I'd rather paint pictures." So that I think Margaret must have endeavoured at some time to make him accept part of Frederick R. Woods's money. "You make me feel--and look--like a thief," she reproved him. Then Billy laughed a little. "You don't look in the least like one," he reassured her. "You look like an uncommonly honest, straightforward young woman," Mr. Woods added, handsomely, "and I don't believe you'd purloin under the severest temptation." She thanked him for his testimonial, with all three dimples in evidence. SURD TO CALL HIM ANYTHING ELSE AFTERWARD IT WAS HORRID OF YOU TO REFUSE TO TAKE ANY OF THAT MONEY BUT I DIDN'T WANT IT HE PROTESTED GOOD LORD I'D ONLY HAVE DONE SOMETHING FOOLISH WITH IT IT WAS AWFULLY SQUARE OF YOU PEGGY TO OFFER TO DIVIDE BUT I DIDN'T WANT IT YOU SEE I DON'T WANT TO BE A MILLIONAIRE AND GIVE UP THE REST OF MY LIFE TO FOUNDING LIBRARIES AND EXPLAINING TO PEOPLE THAT IF THEY NEVER SPEND ANY MONEY ON AMUSEMENTS THEY'LL HAVE A GREAT DEAL BY THE TIME THEY'RE TOO OLD TO ENJOY IT I'D RATHER PAINT PICTURES SO THAT I THINK MARGARET MUST HAVE ENDEAVOURED AT SOME TIME TO MAKE HIM ACCEPT PART OF FREDERICK ARWOOD'S MONEY YOU MAKE ME FEEL AND LOOK LIKE A THIEF SHE REPROVED HIM THEN BILLY LAUGHED A LITTLE YOU DON'T LOOK IN THE LEAST LIKE ONE HE REASSURED HER YOU LOOK LIKE AN UNCOMMONLY HONEST STRAIGHTFORWARD YOUNG WOMAN MISTER WOODS ADDED HANDSOMELY AND I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'D PURLOIN UNDER THE SEVEREST TEMPTATION SHE THANKED HIM FOR HIS TESTIMONIAL WITH ALL THREE DIMPLES IN EVIDENCE
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