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She heard voices below, but could not distinguish the words, so she rose and went noiselessly out into the hall, knelt down by the stair railing and listened. The door of the kitchen was open below her and a narrow shaft of light struck on her white, intent face. She looked like a woman waiting for the decree of doom. SHE HEARD VOICES BELOW BUT COULD NOT DISTINGUISH THE WORDS SO SHE ROSE AND WENT NOISELESSLY OUT INTO THE HALL KNELT DOWN BY THE STAIR RAILING AND LISTENED THE DOOR OF THE KITCHEN WAS OPENED BELOW HER AND A NARROW SHAFT OF LIGHT STRUCK ON HER WHITE INTENT FACE SHE LOOKED LIKE A WOMAN WAITING FOR THE DECREE OF DOOM
In her soul she knew that, with all her just grievances, she had been in the wrong, and for that she could not forgive him! Two years after she had left Stephen Mrs. Fair died, and his widowed sister-in-law went to keep house for him. If he thought of Emily he made no sign. Stephen Fair never broke a word once passed. Since their separation no greeting or look had ever passed between husband and wife. When they met, as they occasionally did, neither impassive face changed. Emily Fair had buried her love deeply. In her pride and anger she would not let herself remember even where she had dug its grave. And now Stephen was ill. The strange woman felt a certain pride in her own inflexibility because the fact did not affect her. She told herself that she could not have felt more unconcerned had he been the merest stranger. Nevertheless she waited and watched for John Phillips' homecoming. At ten o'clock she heard his voice in the kitchen. She leaned out of the bed and pulled open her door. UT SHE DID NOT RELENT IN HER SOUL SHE KNEW THAT WITH ALL HER JUST GRIEVANCES SHE HAD BEEN IN THE WRONG AND FOR THAT SHE COULD NOT FORGIVE HIM TWO YEARS AFTER SHE LEFT STEPHEN MISSUS FAIR DIED AND HIS WIDOW'S SISTER IN LAW WENT TO KEEP HOUSE FOR HIM IF HE THOUGHT OF EMILY HE MADE NO SIGN STEPHEN FAIR NEVER BROKE A WORD ONCE PAST SINCE THEIR SEPARATION NO GREETING OR LOOK HAD EVER PASSED BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE WHEN THEY MET AS THEY OCCASIONALLY DID NEITHER IMPASSIVE FACE CHANGED EMILY FAIR HAD BURIED HER LOVE DEEPLY IN HER PRIDE AND ANGER SHE WOULD NOT LET HERSELF REMEMBER EVEN WHERE SHE HAD DUG ITS GRAVE AND NOW STEPHEN WAS ILL THE STRANGE WOMAN FELT A CERTAIN PRIDE IN HER OWN INFLEXIBILITY BECAUSE THE FACT DID NOT AFFECT HER SHE TOLD HERSELF THAT SHE COULD NOT HAVE FELT MORE UNCONCERNED HAD HE BEEN THE MEREST STRANGER NEVERTHELESS SHE WAITED AND WATCHED FOR JOHN PHILLIPS'S HOME COMING AT TEN O'CLOCK SHE HEARD HIS VOICE IN THE KITCHEN SHE LEANED OUT OF THE BED AND PULLED OPEN HER DOOR
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