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She required no further persuasion. As he walked beside her through the upland fields where the dusk was beginning to fall, and the white evening moths to emerge from their daytime hiding places, she asked him many personal questions, most of which he thought fit to parry. SHE REQUIRED NO FURTHER PERSUASION AS HE WALKED BESIDE HER THROUGH THE UPLAND FIELDS WHERE THE DUSK WAS BEGINNING TO FALL AND THE WHITE EVENING MOTHS TO EMERGE FROM THEIR DAYTIME HIDING PLACES SHE ASKED HIM MANY PERSONAL QUESTIONS MOST OF WHICH HE THOUGHT FIT TO PARRY
'm a tremendous swell indeed!' said Willoughby, ironically. He thought of his hundred and thirty pounds' salary; and he mentioned his position in the British and Colonial Banking house, without shedding much illumination on her mind, for she insisted: 'Well, anyhow, you're a gentleman. I've often wished I was a lady. It must be so nice ter wear fine clo'es an' never have ter do any work all day long.' Willoughby thought it innocent of the girl to say this; it reminded him of his own notion as a child--that kings and queens put on their crowns the first thing on rising in the morning. His cordiality rose another degree. 'If being a gentleman means having nothing to do,' said he, smiling, 'I can certainly lay no claim to the title. Life isn't all beer and skittles with me, any more than it is with you. Which is the better reason for enjoying the present moment, don't you think? Suppose, now, like a kind little girl, you were to show me the way to Beacon Point, which you say is so pretty? E YOU'RE A TIPTOP SWELL AIN'T YOU OH YES I'M A TREMENDOUS SWELL INDEED SAID WILLOUGHBY IRONICALLY HE THOUGHT OF HIS HUNDRED AND THIRTY POUND SALARY AND HE MENTIONED HIS POSITION IN THE BRITISH AND COLONIAL BANKING HOUSE WITHOUT SHEDDING MUCH ILLUMINATION ON HER MIND FOR SHE INSISTED WELL ANYHOW YOU'RE A GENTLEMAN I OFTEN WISH I WAS A LADY IT MUST BE SO NICE TO WEAR FINE CLOTHES AND NEVER HAVE TO DO ANY WORK ALL DAY LONG WILLOUGHBY THOUGHT IT INNOCENT OF THE GIRL TO SAY THIS IT REMINDED HIM OF HIS OWN NOTION AS A CHILD THAT KINGS AND QUEENS PUT ON THEIR CROWNS THE FIRST THING ON RISING IN THE MORNING HIS CORDIALITY ROSE ANOTHER DEGREE IF BEING A GENTLEMAN MEANS HAVING NOTHING TO DO SAID HE SMILING I CAN CERTAINLY LAY NO CLAIM TO THAT TITLE LIFE ISN'T ALL BEER AND SCITTLES WITH ME ANY MORE THAN IT IS WITH YOU WHICH IS THE BETTER REASON FOR ENJOYING THE PRESENT MOMENT DON'T YOU THINK SUPPOSE NOW LIKE A KIND LITTLE GIRL YOU WERE TO SHOW ME THE WAY TO BEACON POINT WHICH YOU SAY IS SO PRETTY
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