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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. 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
of graciousness. The thing must not be done by halves or it must not be done at all. Her father’s happiness; over and over she repeated it. She went so far as to picture herself in his arms; she heard the old-time words of blessing; she saw his smiling eyes; and a gentleness stole over her whole face, a gentle nobility that made it strangely sweet. The soft patter of rain on the gravel roused her, and she went in; but she felt better, and wished Louis might come in while the mood was upon 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?” HE MUST SCHOOL HERSELF TO SOME SHOW OF GRACIOUSNESS THE THING MUST NOT BE DONE BY HALVES OR IT MUST NOT BE DONE AT ALL HER FATHER'S HAPPINESS OVER AND OVER SHE REPEATED IT SHE WENT SO FAR AS TO PICTURE HERSELF IN HIS ARMS SHE HEARD THE OLD TIME WORDS OF BLESSING SHE SAW HIS SMILING EYES AND A GENTLENESS STOLE OVER HER WHOLE FACE A GENTLE NOBILITY THAT MADE IT STRANGELY SWEET THE SOFT PATTER OF RAIN ON THE GRAVEL ROUSED HER AND SHE WENT IN BUT SHE FELT BETTER AND WISHED LOUIS 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
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