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At length Brooke drew a long breath and turned away. Then he began abruptly to sing one of his droll songs. His voice was faint at first, but grew stronger as he went on: "Billy Taylor was a gay young rover, Full of mirth and full of glee; And his mind he did discover To a maid of low degree. Rite follalol-lol-lol-lol-lido, Rite follalol-lol-lol-lol-lay."
This was what Brooke said, and then he turned off into a song: "Then this maiden wiped her eyelids With her pocket-handkerchee; Though I grow a yaller spinster I will stick to my Billee! Rite follalol-lol-lol-lol-lido, Rite follalol-lol-lol-lol-lay." After this there followed another prolonged silence. Talbot was now the first to speak.
"Fly, oh, fly, my dearest darter, From the wiles of your Billee!" Rite follalol-lol-lol-lol-lido, Rite follalol-lol-lol-lol-lay." During this little diversion of Brooke's Talbot said nothing. It was, as he said, his way, and Talbot had grown accustomed to it. A long silence followed, after which Brooke once more addressed her.
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