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"And why not?" she queried, pleasantly. "Dear me, money's a very sensible thing to want, I'm sure. It makes a great difference, you know." He looked down into her face for a moment. AND WHY NOT SHE QUERIED PLEASANTLY DEAR ME MONEY IS A VERY SENSIBLE THING TO WANT I'M SURE IT MAKES A GREAT DIFFERENCE YOU KNOW HE LOOKED DOWN INTO HER FACE FOR A MOMENT
?" "Peggy!" he cried, in a frightened whisper. He could not believe, you see, that it was the woman he loved who was speaking. And for my part, I admit frankly that at this very point, if ever in her life, Margaret deserved a thorough shaking. "Dear me," she airily observed, "I'm sure I've said nothing out of the way. I think it speaks very well for you that you're so fond of your old home--so anxious to regain it at _any_ cost. It's quite touching, Mr. Woods." She raised her eyes toward his. I dare say she was suffering as much as he. But women consider it a point of honour to smile when they stab; Margaret smiled with an innocence that would have seemed overdone in an angel. Then, in an instant, she had the grace to be abjectly ashamed of herself. Billy's face had gone white. His mouth was set, mask-like, and his breathing was a little perfunctory. It stung her, though, that he was not angry. He was sorry. "I--I see," he said, very carefully. "You think I--want the money. Yes--I see. A LITTLE ABRUPT A LITTLE TRANSPARENT DON'T YOU THINK PEGGY HE CRIED IN A FRIGHTENED WHISPER HE COULD NOT BELIEVE YOU SEE THAT IT WAS THE WOMAN HE LOVED WHO WAS SPEAKING AND FOR MY PART I ADMIT FRANKLY THAT AT THIS VERY POINT IF EVER IN HER LIFE MARGARET DESERVED A THOROUGH SHAKING DEAR ME SHE AIRILY OBSERVED I'M SURE I'VE SAID NOTHING OUT OF THE WAY I THINK IT SPEAKS VERY WELL FOR YOU THAT YOU ARE SO FOND OF YOUR OLD HOME SO ANXIOUS TO REGAIN IT AT ANY COST IT'S QUITE TOUCHING MISTER WOODS SHE RAISED HER EYES TOWARD HIS I DARE SAY SHE WAS SUFFERING AS MUCH AS HE BUT WOMEN CONSIDER IT A POINT OF HONOUR TO SMILE WHEN THEY STAB MARGARET SMILED WITH AN INNOCENCE THAT WOULD HAVE SEEMED OVERDONE IN AN ANGEL THEN IN AN INSTANT SHE HAD THE GRACE TO BE ABJECTLY ASHAMED OF HERSELF BILLY'S FACE HAD GONE WHITE HIS MOUTH WAS SET MASKLIKE AND HIS BREATHING WAS LITTLE PERFUNCTORY IT STUNG HER THOUGH THAT HE WAS NOT ANGRY HE WAS SORRY I I SEE HE SAID VERY CAREFULLY YOU THINK I WANT THE MONEY YES I SEE
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