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There was still a feeble, jerky fluttering in his big chest when Colonel Hugonin found him. His heart still moved, but under the Colonel's hand its stirrings were vague and aimless as those of a captive butterfly. THERE WAS STILL A FEEBLE JERKY FLUTTERING IN HIS BIG CHEST WHEN COLONEL HUGONIAN FOUND HIM HIS HEART STILL MOVED BUT UNDER THE COLONEL'S HAND ITS STIRRINGS WERE VAGUE AND AIMLESS AS THOSE OF A CAPTIVE BUTTERFLY
 on the terrace before Selwoode, there came among them a mad woman in violet trappings that were splotched with blood. "Did you know that Billy was dead?" she queried, smilingly. "Oh, yes, a man killed Billy just now. Wasn't it too bad? Billy was such a nice boy, you know. I--I think it's very sad. I think it's the saddest thing I ever knew of in my life." Kathleen Saumarez was the first to reach her. But she drew back quickly. "No, ah, no!" she said, with a little shudder. "You didn't love Billy. He loved you, and you didn't love him. Oh, Kathleen, Kathleen, how _could_ you help loving Billy? He was such a nice boy. I--I'm rather sorry he's dead." Then she stood silent, picking at her dress thoughtfully and still smiling. Afterward, for the first and only time in history, Miss Hugonin fainted--fainted with an anxious smile. Petheridge Jukesbury caught her as she fell, and began to blubber like a whipped schoolboy as he stood there holding her in his arms. XXVII But Billy was not dead. E MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE PARTY SAT CHATTING ON THE TERRACE BEFORE SYLWOOD THERE CAME AMONG THEM A MAD WOMAN IN VIOLET TRAPPINGS THAT WERE SPLOTCHED WITH BLOOD DID YOU KNOW THAT BILLY WAS DEAD SHE QUERIED SMILINGLY OH YES A MAN KILLED BILLY JUST NOW WASN'T IT TOO BAD BILLY WAS SUCH A NICE BOY YOU KNOW I I THINK IT'S VERY SAD I THINK IT'S THE SADDEST THING I NEVER KNEW OF IN MY LIFE KATHLEEN'S SOMBREAZ WAS THE FIRST TO REACH HER BUT SHE DREW BACK QUICKLY NO I KNOW SHE SAID WITH A LITTLE SHUDDER YOU DIDN'T LOVE BILLY HE LOVED YOU AND YOU DIDN'T LOVE HIM OH KATHLEEN KATHLEEN HOW COULD YOU HELP LOVING BILLY HE WAS SUCH A NICE BOY I I'M RATHER SORRY HE'S DEAD THEN SHE STOOD SILENT PICKING AT HER DRESS THOUGHTFULLY AND STILL SMILING AFTERWARD FOR THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME IN HISTORY MISS HUGONAN FAINTED FAINTED WITH AN ANXIOUS SMILE PETHRIDGE JUKESBURY CAUGHT HER AS SHE FELL AND BEGAN TO BLUBBER LIKE A WHIPPED SCHOOLBOY AS HE STOOD THERE HOLDING HER IN HIS ARMS TWENTY SEVEN BUT BILLY WAS NOT DEAD
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