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At the end of that time, he returned to find new inmates installed at Selwoode. For the wife of Frederick R. AT THE END OF THAT TIME HE RETURNED TO FIND NEW INMATES INSTALLED AT SELWOOD FOR THE WIFE OF FREDERIC R
 painters' trappings burned by the second footman. Billy promptly purchased another lot. His uncle came upon them one morning, rubbed his chin meditatively for a moment, and laughed for the first time, so far as known, in his lifetime; then he tiptoed to his own apartments, lest Billy--the lazy young rascal was still abed in the next room--should awaken and discover his knowledge of this act of flat rebellion. I dare say the old gentleman was so completely accustomed to having his own way that this unlooked-for opposition tickled him by its novelty; or perhaps he recognised in Billy an obstinacy akin to his own; or perhaps it was merely that he loved the boy. In any event, he never again alluded to the subject; and it is a fact that when Billy sent for carpenters to convert an upper room into an atelier, Frederick R. Woods spent two long and dreary weeks in Boston in order to remain in ignorance of the entire affair. Billy scrambled through college, somehow, in the allotted four years. RICK R WOODS PASSED OVER THE MOUSTACHE AND HAD THE PAINTERS TRAPPINGS BURNED BY THE SECOND FOOTMAN BILLY PROMPTLY PURCHASED ANOTHER LOT HIS UNCLE CAME UPON THEM ONE MORNING RUBBED HIS CHIN MEDITATIVELY FOR A MOMENT AND LAUGHED FOR THE FIRST TIME SO FAR AS KNOWN IN HIS LIFETIME THEN HE TIPTOED TO HIS OWN APARTMENTS LEST BILLY THE LAZY YOUNG RASCAL WAS STILL ABED IN THE NEXT ROOM SHOULD AWAKEN AND DISCOVER HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ACT OF FLAT REBELLION I DARE SAY THE OLD GENTLEMAN WAS SO COMPLETELY ACCUSTOMED TO HAVING HIS OWN WAY THAT THIS UNLOOKED FOR OPPOSITION TICKLED HIM BY ITS NOVELTY OR PERHAPS HE RECOGNIZED IN BILLY AN OBSTINACY AKIN TO HIS OWN OR PERHAPS IT WAS MERELY THAT HE LOVED THE BOY IN ANY EVENT HE NEVER AGAIN ALLUDED TO THE SUBJECT AND IT IS A FACT THAT WHEN BILLY SENT FOR CARPENTERS TO CONVERT AN UPPER ROOM INTO AN ATTILIER FREDERIC R WOODS SPENT TWO LONG AND DREARY WEEKS IN BOSTON IN ORDER TO REMAIN IN IGN BILLY SCRAMBLED THROUGH COLLEGE SOMEHOW IN THE ALLOTTED FOUR YEARS
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