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Billy was reading a paper of some kind by the firelight, and the black outline of his face smiled grimly over it. Then he laughed and threw it into the fire. BILLY WAS READING A PAPER OF SOME KIND BY THE FIRELIGHT AND THE BLACK OUTLINE OF HIS FACE SMILED GRIMLY OVER IT THEN HE LAUGHED AND THREW IT INTO THE FIRE
ter robbing me of all faith in humanity, I dare say the one thing needed to complete his happiness is to make me look like a fright. I hate him! After making me miserable, now, I suppose he'll go off and make some other woman miserable. Oh, of course, he'll make love to the first woman he meets who has any money. I'm sure she's welcome to him. I only pity any woman who has to put up with _him_. No, I don't," Margaret decided, after reflection; "I hate her, too!" Miss Hugonin went to the door leading to the hallway and paused. Then--I grieve to relate it--she shook a little pink-tipped fist in the air. "I detest you!" she commented, between her teeth; "oh, how _dare_ you make me feel so ashamed of the way I've treated you!" The query--as possibly you may have divined--was addressed to Mr. Woods. He was standing by the fireplace in the hallway, and his tall figure was outlined sharply against the flame of the gas-logs that burned there. His shoulders had a pathetic droop, a listlessness. LF DOUBTLESS HE'LL BE VERY MUCH PLEASED AFTER ROBBING ME OF ALL FAITH IN HUMANITY I DARE SAY THE ONE THING NEEDED TO COMPLETE HIS HAPPINESS IS TO MAKE ME LOOK LIKE A FRIGHT I HATE HIM AFTER MAKING ME MISERABLE NOW I SUPPOSE HE'LL GO OFF AND MAKE SOME OTHER WOMAN MISERABLE OH OF COURSE HE'LL MAKE LOVE TO THE FIRST WOMAN HE MEETS WHO HAS ANY MONEY I'M SURE SHE'S WELCOME TO HIM I ONLY PITY ANY WOMAN WHO HAS TO PUT UP WITH HIM NO I DON'T MARGARET DECIDED AFTER REFLECTION I HATE HER TOO MISS UGONAN WENT TO THE DOOR LEADING TO THE HALLWAY AND PAUSED THEN I GRIEVE TO RELATE IT SHE SHOOK A LITTLE PINK TIPPED FIST IN THE AIR I DETEST YOU SHE COMMENTED BETWEEN HER TEETH OH HOW DARE YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO ASHAMED OF THE WAY I'VE TREATED YOU THE QUERY AS POSSIBLY YOU MAY HAVE DIVINED WAS ADDRESSED TO MISTER WOODS HE WAS STANDING BY THE FIREPLACE IN THE HALLWAY AND HIS TALL FIGURE WAS OUTLINED SHARPLY AGAINST THE FLAME OF THE GAS LOGS THAT BURNED THERE HIS SHOULDERS HAD A PATHETIC DROOP A LISTLESSNESS
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