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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. 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
bewildered, was angry with the relentless anger of a patient man roused at last. "Go, then," he said sternly, "I'll never turn my mother from my door for any woman's whim." The stormy red went out of Emily's face, leaving it like a marble wash. "You mean that!" she said calmly. "Think well. If I go I'll never return." "I do mean it," said Stephen. "Leave my house if you will--if you hold your marriage vow so lightly. When your senses return you are welcome to come back to me. I will never ask you to." Without another word Emily turned away. That night she went back to John and Amelia. They, on their part, welcomed her back gladly, believing her to be a wronged and ill-used woman. They hated Stephen Fair with a new and personal rancour. The one thing they could hardly have forgiven Emily would have been the fact of her relenting towards him. But 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! IF SHE STAYS I GO STEPHEN FAIR HARASSED AND BEWILDERED WAS ANGRY WITH THE RELENTLESS ANGER OF A PATIENT MAN ROUSED AT LAST GO THEN HE SAID STERNLY I'LL NEVER TURN MY MOTHER FROM MY DOOR FOR ANY WOMAN'S WHIM THE STORMY RED WENT OUT OF EMILY'S FACE LEAVING IT LIKE A MARBLE WASH YOU MEAN THAT SHE SAID CALMLY THINK WELL IF I GO I'LL NEVER RETURN I DO MEAN IT SAID STEPHEN LEAVE MY HOUSE IF YOU WILL IF YOU HOLD YOUR MARRIAGE VOW SO LIGHTLY WHEN YOUR SENSES RETURN YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME BACK TO ME I WILL NEVER ASK YOU TO WITHOUT ANOTHER WORD EMILY TURNED AWAY THAT NIGHT SHE WENT BACK TO JOHN AND AMELIA THEY ON THEIR PART WELCOMED HER BACK GLADLY BELIEVING HER TO BE A WRONG AND ILL USED WOMAN THEY HATED STEPHEN FAIR WITH A NEW AND PERSONAL RANCOURT THE ONE THING THEY COULD HAVE HARDLY FORGIVEN EMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FACT OF HER RELENTING TOWARDS HIM BUT 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
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