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A vague foreboding drove the blood from her lips as she stood waiting at the open hall door. Seeing the streaming light, the boy managed to accelerate his snail's pace. A VAGUE FOREBODING DROVE THE BLOOD FROM HER LIPS AS SHE STOOD WAITING AT THE OPEN HALL DOOR SEEING THE STREAMING LIGHT THE BOY MANAGED TO ACCELERATE HIS SNAIL'S FACE
 her. It was nearing six when Mrs. Levice came back humming a song. “I thought you would still be here. Make a light, will you, Ruth; it is as pitchy as Hades, only that smouldering log looks purgatorial.” Ruth lit the gas; and as she stood with upturned eyes adjusting the burner, her mother noticed that the heaviness had departed from her face. She sank into a rocker and took up the evening paper. “What time is it, Ruth?” “Twenty minutes to six,” she answered, glancing at the clock. “As late as that?” She meant to say, “And Louis not home yet?” but forbore to mention his name. “It is raining heavily now,” said Ruth, throwing a log upon the fire. Mrs. Levice unfolded the crackling newspaper, and Ruth moved over to the window to draw down the blinds. As she stood looking out with her hand on the chair, she saw the gate swing slowly open, and a messenger-boy came dawdling up the walk as if the sun were streaming full upon him. Ruth stepped noiselessly out, meaning to anticipate his ring. IS MIGHT COME IN WHILE THE MOOD WAS UPON HER IT WAS NEARING SIX WHEN MISSUS LEVICE CAME BACK HUMMING A SONG I THOUGHT YOU WOULD STILL BE HERE MAKE A LIGHT WILL YOU RUTH IT IS AS PITCHY AS HADES ONLY THAT SMOULDERING BOG LOOKS PREGATORIAL RUTH LIT THE GAS AND AS SHE STOOD WITH UPTURNED EYES ADJUSTING THE BURNER HER MOTHER NOTICED THAT THE HEAVINESS HAD DEPARTED FROM HER FACE SHE SANK INTO A ROCKER AND TOOK UP THE EVENING PAPER WHAT TIME IS IT RUTH TWENTY MINUTES TO SIX SHE ANSWERED GLANCING AT THE CLOCK AS LATE AS THAT SHE MEANT TO SAY AND LOUIS NOT HOME YET BUT FORBORE TO MENTION HIS NAME IT IS RAINING HEAVILY NOW SAID RUTH THROWING A LOG UPON THE FIRE MISSUS LEVICE UNFOLDED THE CRACKLING NEWSPAPER AND RUTH MOVED OVER TO THE WINDOW TO DRAW DOWN THE BLIND AS SHE STOOD LOOKING OUT WITH HER HAND ON THE CHAIR SHE SAW THE GATE SWING SLOWLY OPEN AND A MESSENGER BOY CAME DAWDLING UP THE WALK AS IF THE SUN WERE STREAMING FULL UPON HIM RUTH STEPPED NOISELESSLY OUT MEANING TO ANTICIPATE HIS RING
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