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He had risen at the same instant, almost as if hearing her cry before she uttered it; and for a perceptible space of time he and she studied each other, like adversaries watching for an advantage, across the space between her chair and his desk. HE HAD RISEN AT THE SAME INSTANT ALMOST AS IF HEARING HER CRY BEFORE SHE UTTERED IT AND FOR A PERCEPTIBLE SPACE OF TIME HE AND SHE STUDIED EACH OTHER LIKE ADVERSARIES WATCHING FOR AN ADVANTAGE ACROSS THE SPACE BETWEEN HER CHAIR AND HIS DESK
r the farther lamp, and was absorbed in the perusal of his letters; but was it something he had found in them, or merely the shifting of her own point of view, that had restored his features to their normal aspect? The longer she looked, the more definitely the change affirmed itself. The lines of painful tension had vanished, and such traces of fatigue as lingered were of the kind easily attributable to steady mental effort. He glanced up, as if drawn by her gaze, and met her eyes with a smile. "I'm dying for my tea, you know; and here's a letter for you," he said. She took the letter he held out in exchange for the cup she proffer him, and, returning to her seat, broke the seal with the languid gesture of the reader whose interests are all inclosed in the circle of one cherished presence. Her next conscious motion was that of starting to her feet, the letter falling to them as she rose, while she held out to her husband a long newspaper clipping. "Ned! What's this? What does it mean? HER HUSBAND'S FACE HE HAD SEATED HIMSELF NEAR THE FARTHER LAMP AND WAS ABSORBED IN THE PERUSAL OF HIS LETTERS BUT WAS IT SOMETHING HE HAD FOUND IN THEM OR MERELY THE SHIFTING OF HER OWN POINT OF VIEW THAT HAD RESTORED HIS FEATURES TO THEIR NORMAL ASPECT THE LONGER SHE LOOKED THE MORE DEFINITELY THE CHANGE AFFIRMED ITSELF LINES OF TENSION HAD VANISHED AND SUCH TRACES OF FATIGUE AS LINGERED WERE OF THE KIND EASILY ATTRIBUTABLE TO STEADY MENTAL EFFORT HE GLANCED UP AS IF DRAWN BY HER GAZE AND MET HER EYES WITH A SMILE I'M DYING FOR MY TEA YOU KNOW AND HERE'S A LETTER FOR YOU HE SAID SHE TOOK THE LETTER HE HELD OUT IN EXCHANGE FOR THE CUP SHE PROFFERED HIM AND RETURNING TO HER SEAT BROKE THE SEAL WITH THE LANGUID GESTURE OF THE READER WHOSE INTERESTS ARE ALL ENCLOSED IN THE CIRCLE OF ONE CHERISHED PRESENCE HER NEXT CONSCIOUS MOTION WAS THAT OF STARTING TO HER FEET THE LETTER FALLING TO THEM AS SHE ROSE WHILE SHE HELD OUT TO HER HUSBAND A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING NED WHAT'S THIS WHAT DOES IT MEAN
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