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He had much better tell her now and have done. Mr. Woods opened his mouth and looked at Margaret, and closed it. HE HAD MUCH BETTER TELL HER NOW AND HAVE DONE MISTER WOODS OPENED HIS MOUTH AND LOOKED AT MARGARET AND CLOSED IT
going to give me that paper I see in that bag-thing at your waist, and I'm going to burn it till it's all nice, soft, feathery ashes that can't ever be probated. And then the first will, which is practically the same as the last, will be allowed to stand, and I'll tell your father all about the affair, because he ought to know, and you'll have to settle with those colleges. And in that way," Mr. Woods submitted, "Uncle Fred's last wishes will be carried out just as he expressed them, and there needn't be any trouble--none at all. So give me the will, Peggy?" It is curious what a trivial matter love makes of felony. Margaret's heart sank. However, "Yes?" said she, encouragingly; "and what do you intend doing afterward?--" "I--I shall probably live abroad," said Billy. "Cheaper, you know." [Illustration: "Miss Hugonin pouted. 'You needn't be such a grandfather,' she suggested, helpfully"] And here (he thought) was an excellent, an undreamed-of opportunity to inform her of his engagement. D IDLY NOW I WONDER HOW YOU'RE GOING TO HELP YOURSELF SIMPLEST IN THE WORLD HE ASSURED HER YOU SEE THIS MATCH DON'T YOU PEGGY WELL NOW YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE ME THAT PAPER I SEE AND THAT BAD THING AT YOUR WAIST AND I'M GOING TO BURN IT TILL IT'S ALL NICE SOFT FEATHERY ASHES THAT CAN'T EVER BE PROBATED AND THEN THE FIRST WILL WHICH IS PRACTICALLY THE SAME AS THE LAST WILL BE ALLOWED TO STAND AND I'LL TELL YOUR FATHER ALL ABOUT THE AFFAIR BECAUSE HE OUGHT TO KNOW AND YOU'LL HAVE TO SETTLE WITH THOSE COLLEGES AND IN THAT WAY MISTER WOODS SUBMITTED UNCLE FRED'S LAST WISHES WILL BE CARRIED OUT JUST AS HE EXPRESSED THEM AND THERE NEEDN'T BE ANY TROUBLE NONE AT ALL SO GIVE ME THE WILL PEGGY IT IS CURIOUS WHAT A TRIVIAL MATTER LOVE MAKES OF FELONY MARGARET'S HEART SANK HOWEVER YES SAID SHE ENCOURAGINGLY AND WHAT DO YOU INTEND DOING AFTERWARD I I SHALL PROBABLY LIVE ABROAD SAID BILLY CHEAPER YOU KNOW AND HERE HE THOUGHT WAS AN EXCELLENT AND UNDREAMED OF OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM HER OF HIS ENGAGEMENT
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