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"Pray don't be absurd, Mr. Woods," said she. Billy caught up the word. "Absurd!" PRAY DON'T BE ABSURD MISTER WOODS SAID SHE BILLY CAUGHT UP THE WORD ABSURD
ly into his outstretched palm, just as she might have given a coin to an unusually grimy mendicant. But the tips of her fingers grazed his hand. That did the mischief. Her least touch was enough to set every nerve in his body a-tingle. "Peggy!" he said hoarsely, as the keys jangled to the floor. Then Mr. Woods drew a little nearer to her and said "Peggy, Peggy!" in a voice that trembled curiously, and appeared to have no intention of saying anything further. Indeed, words would have seemed mere tautology to any one who could have seen his eyes. Margaret looked into them for a minute, and her own eyes fell before their blaze, and her heart--very foolishly--stood still for a breathing-space. Subsequently she recalled the fact that he was a fortune-hunter, and that she despised him, and also observed--to her surprise and indignation--that he was holding her hand and had apparently been doing so for some time. You may believe it, that she withdrew that pink-and-white trifle angrily enough. ASHION AND DROPPED THEM DAINTILY INTO HIS OUTSTRETCHED PALM JUST AS SHE MIGHT HAVE GIVEN A COIN TO AN UNUSUALLY GRIMY MENDICANT BUT THE TIPS OF HER FINGERS GRAZED HIS HAND THAT DID THE MISCHIEF HER LEAST TOUCH WAS ENOUGH TO GET EVERY NERVE IN HIS BODY A TINGLE PEGGY HE SAID HOARSELY AS THE KEYS JANGLED TO THE FLOOR THEN MISTER WOODS DREW A LITTLE NEARER TO HER AND SAID PEGGY PEGGY IN A VOICE THAT TREMBLED CURIOUSLY AND APPEARED TO HAVE NO INTENTION OF SAYING ANYTHING FURTHER INDEED WORDS WOULD HAVE SEEMED MERE TAUTOLOGY TO ANY ONE WHO COULD HAVE SEEN HIS EYES MARGARET LOOKED INTO THEM FOR A MINUTE AND HER OWN EYES FELL BEFORE THEIR BLAZE AND HER HEART VERY FOOLISHLY STOOD STILL FOR A BREATHING SPACE SUBSEQUENTLY SHE RECALLED THE FACT THAT HE WAS A FORTUNE HUNTER AND THAT SHE DESPISED HIM AND ALSO OBSERVED TO HER SURPRISE AND INDIGNATION THAT HE WAS HOLDING HER HAND AND HAD APPARENTLY BEEN DOING SO FOR SOME TIME YOU MAY BELIEVE THAT SHE WITHDREW THAT PINK AND WHITE TRIFLE ANGRILY ENOUGH
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