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"Why? Were you too fatigued to sit up, or was Louis's company unpleasant?" "Oh, no," was the abrupt response, and her eyes fell on the open page again. WHY WERE YOU TOO FATIGUED TO SIT UP OR WAS LOUIS'S COMPANY UNPLEASANT OH NO WAS THE ABRUPT RESPONSE AND HER EYES FELT ON THE OPEN PAGE AGAIN
s happy eyes. Chapter XXII Mrs. Levice’s gaze strayed pensively from the violets she was embroidering to Ruth’s pale face. Every time the latter stirred, her mother started expectantly; but the anxiously awaited disclosure was not forthcoming. Outside the rain kept up a sullen downpour, deepening the feeling of comfort indoors; but Mrs. Levice was not what one might call comfortably-minded. Her frequent inventories of Ruth’s face had at last led her to believe that the pallor there depicted and the heavy, dark shadows about her eyes meant something decidedly not gladsome. “Don’t you feel well, Ruth?” she asked finally with some anxiety. Ruth raised her heavy eyes. “I? Oh, I feel perfectly well. Why do you ask? Do I look ill?” “Yes, you do; your face is pale, and your eyes look tired. Did you sit up late last night?” This was a leading move, but Ruth evaded the deeper meaning that was so evident to her now. “No,” she replied; “I believe it could not have been nine when I went upstairs.”  JOYCE OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL BY EMMA WOLFE CHAPTER TWENTY TWO MISSUS LEVICE'S GAZE STRAYED PENSIVELY FROM THE VIOLETS SHE WAS EMBROIDERING TO RUTH'S PALE FACE EVERY TIME THE LATTER STIRRED HER MOTHER STARTED EXPECTANTLY BUT THE ANXIOUSLY AWAITED DISCLOSURE WAS NOT FORTHCOMING OUTSIDE THE RAIN KEPT UP A SULLEN DOWNPOUR DEEPENING THE FEELING OF COMFORT INDOORS BUT MISSUS LEVICE WAS NOT WHAT ONE MIGHT CALL COMFORTABLY MINDED HER FREQUENT INVENTORIES OF RUTH'S FAITH HAD AT LAST LED HER TO BELIEVE THE PALLOR THERE DEPICTED AND THE HEAVY DARK SHADOWS ABOUT HER EYES MEANT SOMETHING DECIDEDLY NOT GLADSOME DON'T YOU FEEL WELL RUTH SHE ASKED FINALLY WITH SOME ANXIETY RUTH RAISED HER HEAVY EYES I OH I FEEL PERFECTLY WELL WHY DO YOU ASK DO I LOOK ILL YES YOU DO YOUR FACE IS PALE AND YOUR EYES LOOK TIRED DID YOU SIT UP LATE LAST NIGHT THIS WAS A LEADING MOVE BUT RUTH EVADED THE DEEPER MEANING THAT WAS SO EVIDENT TO HER NOW NO SHE REPLIED I BELIEVE IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN NINE WHEN I WENT UPSTAIRS
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