He, Seeing Her, Jumped Out And Came Running To Her With
His Arms Out To Embrace Her, But When Still Three Or Four Yards Distant
Suddenly Stopped Short And Throwing Up His Arms Fell To The Earth A
Dead Man.
The shock of his death at this moment of supreme bliss for
both of them was more than she could bear; it brought on a fever of the
brain and it was feared that if she ever recovered it would be with a
shattered mind.
But it was not so: she got well and her reason was not
lost, but she was changed into a different being from the happy girl of
other days - fond of society, of dress, of pleasures; full of life and
laughter. "Now she is sadness itself and will continue to wear mourning
for the rest of her life, and prefers always to be alone. This old
house, built by her grandfather when there were few houses in this
suburb, she once liked to visit, but since her loss she has been but
once in it. That was when you saw her, when she came to spend a few
months in solitude. She would not even allow me to come and sit and
talk to her! Think of that! She thinks nothing of her possessions and
allows us to live here rent free, to grow vegetables and raise poultry
for the market. That is what we do for a living; my husband and our
little daughter attend to these things out of doors, and I look after
the house."
When she got to the end of this long relation I rose and thanked her
for her hospitality and made my escape.
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