Excerpt from Billy Bellew, Vol. 2 of 2 I wish I hadn't been so rude to him Winifred thought remorsefully; but he did rather seem to be fishing for an invitation, and he ought to have known that I couldn't give him one. Well, I sup pose he won't come here any more now - which is all the better, perhaps.' Nevertheless, she sighed, for she had become fond of Billy, and she was very sorry for him. It was a fact that she had cried after that interview in which he had so submissively accepted her Virtual prohibition of his Visits, and possibly her tears may have been caused by sheer pity for his lot, which, in truth, was pitiable enough; but it is not certain that personal regret had nothing to do with them. Why must Daisy needs get up a flirtation with every man who came in her way? Why, if she intended to marry the man whom she really seemed to like better than anybody else. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.