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Billy was pretty well aware how monetary matters stood with the old wastrel; and the sincerity of the man affected him far more than the most disinterested sentiments would have done. Mr. Woods accordingly shook hands, with entirely unnecessary violence. BILLY WAS PRETTY WELL AWARE HOW MONETARY MATTERS STOOD WITH THE OLD WASTREL AND THE SINCERITY OF THE MAN AFFECTED HIM FAR MORE THAN THE MOST DISINTERESTED SENTIMENTS WOULD HAVE DONE MISTER WOODS ACCORDINGLY SHOOK HANDS WITH ENTIRELY UNNECESSARY VIOLENCE
ther it was you, my boy, than a set of infernal, hypocritical, philanthropic sharks, and I'm damn' glad Frederick has done the square thing by you--yes, begad!" The old gentleman was standing beside Mr. Woods in the vestibule of Selwoode, some distance from the other members of the house-party, and was speaking in confidence. He was sincere; I don't say that the thought of facing the world at sixty-five with practically no resources save his half-pay--I think I have told you that the Colonel's diversions had drunk up his wife's fortune and his own like a glass of water--I don't say that this thought moved him to hilarity. Over it, indeed, he pulled a frankly grave face. But he cared a deal for Billy; and even now there was balm--soothing, priceless balm--to be had of the reflection that this change in his prospects affected materially the prospects of those cultured, broad-minded, philanthropic persons who had aforetime set his daughter to requiring of him a perusal of Herbert Spencer.  TO HAVE IT I'D MUCH RATHER IT WAS YOU MY BOY THAN A SET OF INFERNAL HYPOCRITICAL PHILANTHROPIC SHARKS AND I'M DAMN GLAD FREDERICK HAS DONE THE SQUARE THING BY YOU YES BEG GAD THE OLD GENTLEMAN WAS STANDING BESIDE MISTER WOODS IN THE VESTIBULE OF SELWOOD SOME DISTANCE FROM THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE PARTY AND WAS SPEAKING IN CONFIDENCE HE WAS SINCERE I DON'T SAY THAT THE THOUGHT OF FACING THE WORLD AT SIXTY FIVE WITH PRACTICALLY NO RESOURCES SAVE HIS HALF PAY I THINK I HAVE TOLD YOU THAT THE COLONEL'S DIVERSIONS HAD DRUNK UP HIS WIFE'S FORTUNE IN HIS OWN LIKE A GLASS OF WATER I DON'T SAY THAT THIS THOUGHT MOVED HIM TO HILARITY OVER IT INDEED HE PULLED A FRANKLY GRAVE FACE BUT HE CARED A DEAL FOR BILLY AND EVEN NOW THERE WAS BALM SOOTHING PRICELESS BALM TO BE HAD OF THE REFLECTION THAT THIS CHANGE IN HIS PROSPECTS AFFECTED MATERIALLY THE PROSPECTS OF THOSE CULTURED BROAD MINDED PHILANTHROPIC PERSONS WHO HAD AFORETIMES SET HIS DAUGHTER TO REQUIRING OF HIM A PERUSAL OF HERBERT SPENCER
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