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XIII Having duly considered the emptiness of existence, the unworthiness of men, the dreary future that awaited her  though this did not trouble her greatly, as she confidently expected to die soon  and many other such dolorous topics, Miss Hugonin decided to retire for the night. THIRTEEN HAVING DULY CONSIDERED THE EMPTINESS OF EXISTENCE THE UNWORTHINESS OF MEN THE DREARY FUTURE THAT AWAITED HER THOUGH THIS DID NOT TROUBLE HER GREATLY AS SHE CONFIDENTLY EXPECTED TO DIE SOON AND MANY OTHER SUCH DOLOROUS TOPICS MISS HUGON DECIDED TO RETIRE FOR THE NIGHT
. Woods." Then she locked up the desk in a businesslike fashion and turned to him, and held out her hand. "Good-night, Billy," said this perfectly inconsistent young woman. "For a moment I thought Uncle Fred had altered his will in your favour. I almost wish he had." Billy smiled a little. "That would never have done," he said, gravely, as he shook hands; "you forget what a sordid, and heartless, and generally good-for-nothing chap I am, Peggy. It's much better as it is." Only the tiniest, the flimsiest fiction, her eyes craved of him. Even now, at the eleventh hour, lie to me, Billy Woods, and, oh, how gladly I will believe! But he merely said "Good-night, Peggy," and went out of the room. His broad shoulders had a pathetic droop, a listlessness. Margaret was glad. Of course, she was glad. At last, she had told him exactly what she thought of him. Why shouldn't she be glad? She was delighted. So, by way of expressing this delight, she sat down at the desk and began to cry very softly. MY FATHER HE WILL DO WHAT IS NECESSARY GOOD NIGHT MISTER WOODS THEN SHE LOCKED UP THE DESK IN A BUSINESS LIKE FASHION AND TURNED TO HIM AND HELD OUT HER HAND GOOD NIGHT BILLY SAID THIS PERFECTLY INCONSISTENT YOUNG WOMAN FOR A MOMENT I THOUGHT UNCLE FRED HAD ALTERED HIS WILL IN YOUR FAVOR I ALMOST WISH HE HAD BILLY SMILED A LITTLE THAT WOULD NEVER HAVE DONE HE SAID GRAVELY AS HE SHOOK HANDS YOU FORGET WHAT A SORDID AND HEARTLESS AND GENERALLY GOOD FOR NOTHING CHAP I AM PEGGY IT'S MUCH BETTER AS IT IS ONLY THE TINIEST THE FLIMSIEST FICTION HER EYES CRAVED OF HIM EVEN NOW AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR LIGHT ME BILLY WOODSON OH HOW GLADLY I'LL BELIEVE BUT HE MERELY SAID GOOD NIGHT PEGGY AND WENT OUT OF THE ROOM HIS BROAD SHOULDERS HAD A PATHETIC DROOP A LISTLESSNESS MARGARET WAS GLAD OF COURSE SHE WAS GLAD AT LAST SHE HAD TOLD HIM EXACTLY WHAT SHE HAD THOUGHT OF HIM WHY SHOULDN'T SHE BE GLAD SHE WAS DELIGHTED SO BY WAY OF EXPRESSING THIS DELIGHT SHE SAT DOWN AT THE DESK AND BEGAN TO CRY VERY SOFTLY
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