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He had dared, after all; oh, it was shameless, sordid! And yet (she thought dimly), how dear that little quiver in his voice had been were it unplanned!  and how she could have loved this big, eager boy were he not the hypocrite she knew him! HE HAD DARED AFTER ALL OH IT WAS SHAMELESS SORDID AND YET SHE THOUGHT DIMLY HOW DEAR THAT LITTLE QUIVERING HIS VOICE HAD BEEN WERE IT UNPLANNED AND HOW SHE COULD HAVE LOVED THIS BIG EAGER BOY WERE HE NOT THE HYPOCRITE SHE KNEW HIM
he was holding her hand and had apparently been doing so for some time. You may believe it, that she withdrew that pink-and-white trifle angrily enough. "Pray don't be absurd, Mr. Woods," said she. Billy caught up the word. "Absurd!" he echoed--"yes, that describes what I've been pretty well, doesn't it, Peggy? I _was_ absurd when I let you send me to the right-about four years ago. I realised that to-day the moment I saw you. I should have held on like the very grimmest death; I should have bullied you into marrying me, if necessary, and in spite of fifty Anstruthers. Oh, yes, I know that now. But I was only a boy then, Peggy, and so I let a boy's pride come between us. I know now there isn't any question of pride where you are concerned--not any question of pride nor of any silly misunderstandings, nor of any uncle's wishes, nor of anything but just you, Peggy. It's just you that I care for now--just you." "Ah!" Margaret cried, with a swift intake of the breath that was almost a sob. SERVED TO HER SURPRISE AND INDIGNATION THAT HE WAS HOLDING HER HAND AND HAD APPARENTLY BEEN DOING SO FOR SOME TIME YOU MAY BELIEVE THAT SHE WITHDREW THAT PINK AND WHITE TRIFLE ANGRILY ENOUGH PRAY DON'T BE ABSURD MISTER WOODS SAID SHE BILLY CAUGHT UP THE WORD ABSURD HE ECHOED YES THAT DESCRIBES WHAT I'VE BEEN PRETTY WELL DOESN'T IT PEGGY I WAS ABSURD WHEN I LET YOU SEND ME TO THE RIGHT ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO I REALIZE THAT TO DAY THE MOMENT I SAW YOU I SHOULD HAVE HELD ON LIKE THE VERY GRIMMEST DEATH I SHOULD HAVE BULLIED YOU INTO MARRYING ME IF NECESSARY AND IN SPITE OF FIFTY AND STRUGGERS OH YES I KNOW THAT NOW BUT I WAS ONLY A BOY THEN PEGGY AND SO I LET A BOY'S PRIDE COME BETWEEN US I KNOW NOW THERE ISN'T ANY QUESTION OF PRIDE WHERE YOU ARE CONCERNED NOT ANY QUESTION OF PRIDE NOR OF ANY SILLY MISUNDERSTANDINGS NOR OF ANY UNCLE'S WISHES NOR OF ANYTHING BUT JUST YOU PEGGY IT'S JUST YOU THAT I CARE FOR NOW JUST YOU AH MARGARET CRIED WITH A SWIFT INTAKE OF THE BREATH THAT WAS ALMOST A SOB
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