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"Typhoid," answered Amelia briefly. She felt relieved that Emily had taken it so calmly. Amelia hated Stephen Fair with all the intensity of her nature because she believed that he had treated Emily ill, but she had always been distrustful that Emily in her heart of hearts loved her husband still. TYPHOID ANSWERED AMELIA BRIEFLY SHE FELT RELIEVED THAT EMILY HAD TAKEN IT SO CALMLY AMELIA HATED STEPHEN FAIR WITH ALL THE INTENSITY OF HER NATURE BECAUSE SHE BELIEVED THAT HE HAD TREATED EMILY ILL BUT SHE HAD ALWAYS BEEN DISTRUSTFUL THAT EMILY IN HER HEART OF HEART LOVED HER HUSBAND STILL
ifferently. Plainly she did not expect an affirmative answer. Woodford life was not eventful. Amelia glanced at her sharply. So she had not heard! Amelia had expected that Hiram Jameson would have told her. She wished that he had, for she never felt sure of Emily. The older sister knew that beneath that surface reserve was a passionate nature, brooking no restraint when once it overleaped the bounds of her Puritan self-control. Amelia Phillips, with all her naturally keen insight and her acquired knowledge of Emily's character, had never been able to fathom the latter's attitude of mind towards her husband. From the time that Emily had come back to her girlhood's home, five years before, Stephen Fair's name had never crossed her lips. "I suppose you haven't heard that Stephen is very ill," said Amelia slowly. Not a feature of Emily's face changed. Only in her voice when she spoke was a curious jarring, as if a false note had been struck in a silver melody. "What is the matter with him? BEEN AWAY ASKED EMILY INDIFFERENTLY PLAINLY SHE DID NOT EXPECT AN AFFIRMATIVE ANSWER WOODFORD LIFE WAS NOT EVENTFUL AMELIA GLANCED AT HER SHARPLY SO SHE HAD NOT HEARD EMILY HAD EXPECTED THAT HIRAM JAMIESON WOULD HAVE TOLD HER SHE WISHED HE HAD FOR SHE HAD NEVER FELT SURE OF EMILY THE OLDER SISTER KNEW THAT BENEATH THE SURFACE RESERVE WAS A PASSIONATE NATURE BROOKING NO RESTRAINT WHEN ONCE IT OVERLEAPED THE BOUNDS OF HER PURITAN SELF CONTROL AMELIA PHILLIPS WITH ALL HER NATURALLY KEEN INSIGHT AND HER ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE OF EMILY'S CHARACTER HAD NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FATHOM THE LATTER'S ATTITUDE OF MIND TOWARDS HER HUSBAND FROM THE TIME THAT EMILY HAD COME BACK TO HER GIRLHOOD'S HOME FIVE YEARS BEFORE STEPHEN FERRIS'S NAME HAD NEVER CROSSED HER LIPS I SUPPOSE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THAT STEPHEN IS VERY ILL SAID AMELIA SLOWLY NOT A FEATURE OF EMILY'S FACE CHANGED ONLY IN HER VOICE WHEN SHE SPOKE WAS A CURIOUS JARRING AS IF A FALSE NOTE HAD BEEN STRUCK IN A SILVER MELODY WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH HIM
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