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"Please, Billy," she pleaded, in a shrill whisper, "please let's listen. He's going to propose to her now, and you've no idea how funny he is when he proposes. Oh, don't be so pokey, Billy  do let's listen!" But Mr. Woods had risen with a strange celerity and was about to leave the summer house. PLEASE BILLY SHE PLEADED IN A SHRILL WHISPER PLEASE LET'S LISTEN HE'S GOING TO PROPOSE TO HER NOW AND YOU'VE NO IDEA HOW FUNNY HE IS WHEN HE PROPOSES OH DON'T BE SO POKY BILLY DO LET'S LISTEN BUT MISTER WOODS HAD RISEN WITH A STRANGE CELERITY AND WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE THE SUMMER HOUSE
 peeping at him meltingly from under her lashes. "I--I'm imagining vain things," said Mr. Woods. "I--oh, Peggy, Peggy, I think I must be going mad!" He stared hungrily at the pink, startled face that lifted toward his. Ah, no, no, it could not be possible, this thing he had imagined for a moment. He had misunderstood. And now just for a little (thought poor Billy) let my eyes drink in those dear felicities of colour and curve, and meet just for a little the splendour of those eyes that have the April in them, and rest just for a little upon that sanguine, close-grained, petulant mouth; and then I will tell her, and then I think that I must die. "Peggy----" he began, in a flattish voice. "They have evidently gone," said the voice of Mr. Kennaston; "yes, those beautiful, happy young people have foolishly deserted the very prettiest spot in the gardens. Let us sit here, Kathleen." "But I'm not an eavesdropper," Mr. Woods protested, half angrily. I fear Margaret was not properly impressed. N'T YOU UNDERSTAND OH YOU SILLY BILLY SHE WAS PEEPING AT HIM MELTINGLY FROM UNDER HER LASHES I I'M IMAGINING VAIN THINGS SAID MISTER WOODS I OH PEGGY PEGGY I THINK I MUST BE GOING MAD HE STARED HUNGRILY AT THE PINK STARTLED FACE THAT LIFTEDTED TOWARD HIS AH NO NO IT COULD NOT BE POSSIBLE THIS THING HE HAD IMAGINED FOR A MOMENT HE HAD MISUNDERSTOOD AND NOW JUST FOR A LITTLE THOUGHT POOR BILLY LET MY EYES DRINK IN THOSE DEAR FELICITIES OF COLOR AND CURVE AND MEET JUST FOR A LITTLE THE SPLENDOUR OF THOSE EYES THAT HAVE THE APRIL IN THEM AND REST JUST FOR A LITTLE UPON THAT SANGUINE CLOSE GRAINED PETULANT MOUTH AND THEN I WILL TELL HER AND THEN I THINK THAT I MUST DIE PEGGY HE BEGAN IN A FLATTISH VOICE THEY HAVE EVIDENTLY GONE SAID THE VOICE OF MISTER CANASTON YES THOSE BEAUTIFUL HAPPY YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE FOOLISHLY DESERTED THE VERY PRETTIEST SPOT IN THE GARDENS LET US SIT HERE KATHLEEN BUT I'M NOT AN EAVESDROPPER MISTER WOODS PROTESTED HALF ANGRILY I FEAR MARGARET WAS NOT PROPERLY IMPRESSED
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