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Evening was approaching, and Louis would soon be home. She had decided to meet him on his return and have it over with. She 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. EVENING WAS APPROACHING AND LOUIS WOULD SOON BE HOME SHE HAD DECIDED TO MEET HIM ON HIS RETURN AND HAVE IT OVER WITH SHE 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
te to your father now,--he shall have a good scolding for the non-receipt of a letter to-day;” and forthwith she betook herself upstairs. Ruth closed her book and moved restlessly about the room. She wandered over to the front window, and drawing aside the silken curtain, looked out into the storm-tossed garden. The pale heliotropes lay wet and sweet against the trellises; some loosened rose-petals fluttered noiselessly to the ground; only the gorgeous chrysanthemums looked proudly indifferent to the elements; and the beautiful, stately palm-tree just at the side of the window spread its gracious arms like a protecting temple. She felt suddenly oppressed and feverish, and threw open the long French window. The rain had ceased for the time, and she stepped out upon the veranda. The fragrance of the rain-soaked flowers stole to her senses; the soft, sweet breeze caressed her temples; she stood still in the perfumed freshness and enjoyed its peace. By and by she began to walk up and down. I AM GOING TO MY ROOM TO WRITE YOUR FATHER NOW HE SHALL HAVE A GOOD SCOLDING FOR THE NON RECEIPT OF A LETTER TO DAY AND FORTHWITH SHE BETOOK HERSELF UP STAIRS RUTH CLOSED HER BOOK AND MOVED RESTLESSLY ABOUT THE ROOM SHE WANDERED OVER TO THE FRONT WINDOW AND DRAWING ASIDE THE SILKEN CURTAIN LOOKED OUT INTO THE STORM TOSSED GARDEN THE PALE HELIOTROPES LAY WET AND SWEET AGAINST THE TRELLISES SOME LOOSENED ROSE PETALS FLUTTERED NOISELESSLY TO THE GROUND ONLY THE GORGEOUS CHRYSANTHEMUMS LOOKED PROUDLY INDIFFERENT TO THE ELEMENTS AND THE BEAUTIFUL STATELY PALM TREE JUST THE SIDE OF THE WINDOW SPREAD ITS GRACIOUS ARMS LIKE A PROTECTING TEMPLE SHE FELT SUDDENLY OPPRESSED AND FEVERISH AND THREW OPEN THE LONG FRENCH WINDOW THE RAIN HAD CEASED FOR THE TIME AND SHE STEPPED OUT UPON THE VERANDA THE FRAGRANCE OF THE RAIN SOAKED FLOWERS STOLE TO HER SENSES THE SOFT SWEET BREEZE CARESSED HER TEMPLES SHE STOOD STILL IN THE PERFUMED FRESHNESS AND ENJOYED ITS PEACE BY AND BY SHE BEGAN TO WALK UP AND DOWN
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