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Indeed, Billy Woods was in those days as fine a lad as you would wish to see, with the eyes of an inquisitive cherub and a big tow head, which Frederick R. INDEED BILLY WOODS WAS IN THOSE DAYS AS FINE A LAD AS YOU WOULD WISH TO SEE WITH THE EYES OF AN INQUISITIVE CHERUB AND A BIG TOWHEAD WHICH FREDERIC R
shing gusto, "are vert, an eagle displayed, barry argent and gules. And the crest is out of a ducal coronet, or, a demi-eagle proper. We have no motto, sir--none of your ancient coats have mottoes." The Woods Eagle he gloried in. The bird was perched in every available nook at Selwoode; it was carved in the woodwork, was set in the mosaics, was chased in the tableware, was woven in the napery, was glazed in the very china. Turn where you would, an eagle or two confronted you; and Hunston Wyke, who is accounted something of a wit, swore that Frederick R. Woods at Selwoode reminded him of "a sore-headed bear who had taken up permanent quarters in an aviary." There was one, however, who found the bear no very untractable monster. This was the son of his brother, dead now, who dwelt at Selwoode as heir presumptive. Frederick R. Woods's wife had died long ago, leaving him childless. His brother's boy was an orphan; and so, for a time, he and the grim old man lived together peaceably enough. RMS HE WOULD INFORM YOU WITH THEIR RELISHING GUSTO ARE VERT AN EAGLE DISPLAYED BERRY ARGENT AND JEWELS AND THE CREST IS OUT OF A DUCAL CORONET OR A DEMI EAGLE PROPER WE HAVE NO MOTTO SIR NONE OF YOUR ANCIENT COATS HAVE MOTTOES THE WOODS EAGLE HE GLORIED IN THE BIRD WAS PERCHED ON EVERY AVAILABLE NOOK AT SELLWOOD IT WAS CARVED IN THE WOODWORK WAS SET IN THE MOSAICS WAS CHASED IN THE TABLE WARE WAS WOVEN IN THE NAPERY WAS GLAZED IN THE VERY CHINA TURN WHERE YOU WOULD AN EAGLE OR TWO CONFRONTED YOU AND HUNSDEN WICK WHO WAS ACCOUNTED SOMETHING OF A WIT SWORE THAT FREDERIC R WOODS AT SELLWOOD REMINDED HIM OF A SORE HEADED BEAR WHO HAD TAKEN UP PERMANENT QUARTERS IN AN AVIARY THERE WAS ONE HOWEVER WHO FOUND THE BEAR NO VERY UNTRACTABLE MONSTER THIS WAS THE SON OF HIS BROTHER DEAD NOW WHO DWELT AT SELLWOOD AS HEIR PRESUMPTIVE FREDERIC R WOODS'S WIFE HAD DIED LONG AGO LEAVING HIM CHILDLESS HIS BROTHER'S BOY WAS AN ORPHAN AND SO FOR A TIME HE AND THE GRIM OLD MAN LIVED TOGETHER PEACEABLY ENOUGH
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