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This interested him slightly ; he wondered how her observation of Sunday would work out when her day came. There had been signs lately (he had noted them all as they came) that her day was very near. 28 THE OCTAVE OP CLAUDIUS. He crossed the hall and went down a corridor to the two rooms which constituted the addi  tion which he had made to the house. THIS INTERESTED HIM SLIGHTLY HE WONDERED HOW HER OBSERVATION OF SUNDAY WOULD WORK OUT WHEN HER DAY CAME THERE HAD BEEN SIGNS LATELY HE NOTED THEM ALL AS THEY CAME THAT HER DAY WAS VERY NEAR HE CROSSED THE HALL AND WENT DOWN A CORRIDOR TO THE TWO ROOMS WHICH CONSTITUTED THE ADDITION WHICH HE HAD MADE TO THE HOUSE
ated with superiority. She was half-inclined to lose her temper — did, indeed, for one moment cut the chicken-wino- on her plate as if it had been an enemy — but commanded herself. She w\as not a very THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. 27 clever woman, emotional, half-fanatical, witli the pathetic want to be good. Dr. Lamb said very little until supper was over, and his few remarks to his wife were commonplace enough. As she rose from the table, he said — " I've told them to take the coffee to my room to-night. I can't talk comfortably in these big rooms, and I've got some news for you. Will you come, Hilda ? " " Yes, dear, in one minute." He held open the door for her, she passed into the hall. He stood a moment reflective ; his brows were slightly wrinkled. He did not like the substitution of a late cold supper for dinner at the usual time ; but it marked Sunday for Hilda. He did not like Hilda to sit down to an evening meal in an afternoon dress, with her hat on ; but it marked Sunday for her. NG IN THEM THEY FORCED HER INTO EXASPERATING BELIEF THAT SHE WAS BEING TREATED WITH SUPERIORITY SHE WAS HALF INCLINED TO LOSE HER TEMPER DID INDEED FOR ONE MOMENT CUT THE CHICKEN WING ON HER PLATE AS IF IT HAD BEEN AN ENEMY BUT COMMANDED HERSELF SHE WAS NOT A VERY CLEVER WOMAN EMOTIONAL HALF FANATICAL WITH A PATHETIC WANT TO BE GOOD DOCTOR LAMB SAID VERY LITTLE UNTIL SUPPER WAS OVER AND HIS FEW REMARKS TO HIS WIFE WERE COMMONPLACE ENOUGH AS SHE ROSE FROM THE TABLE HE SAID I HAVE TOLD THEM TO TAKE THE COFFEE TO MY ROOM TO NIGHT I CAN'T TALK COMFORTABLY IN THESE BIG ROOMS AND I'VE GOT SOME NEWS FOR YOU WILL YOU COME HILDA YES DEAR IN ONE MINUTE HE HELD OPEN THE DOOR FOR HER SHE PASSED INTO THE HALL HE STOOD A MOMENT REFLECTIVE HIS BROWS WERE SLIGHTLY WRINKLED HE DID NOT LIKE THE SUBSTITUTION OF A LATE COLD SUPPER FOR DINNER AT THE USUAL TIME BUT IT MARKED SUNDAY FOR HILDA HE DID NOT LIKE HILDA TO SIT DOWN TO AN EVENING MEAL AND AFTERNOON DRESS WITH HER HAT ON BUT IT MARKED SUNDAY FOR HER
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