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"Thank God!" said Emily. And for the first time in her life her beautiful voice trembled. THANK GOD SAID EMILY AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HER LIFE HER BEAUTIFUL VOICE TREMBLED
 and fell on her knees by the bed. One of the doctors made a hasty motion as if to draw her back, but the other checked him. "It doesn't matter now," he said significantly. Stephen Fair turned his languid, unshorn head on the pillow. His dull, fevered eyes met Emily's. He had not recognized anyone all day, but he knew his wife. "Emily!" he whispered. Emily drew his head close to her face and kissed his lips passionately. "Stephen, I've come back to you. Forgive me--forgive me--say that you forgive me." "It's all right, my girl," he said feebly. She buried her face in the pillow beside his with a sob. In the wan, grey light of the autumn dawn the old doctor came to the bedside and lifted Emily to her feet. She had not stirred the whole night. Now she raised her white face with dumb pleading in her eyes. The doctor glanced at the sleeping form on the bed. "Your husband will live, Mrs. Fair," he said gently. "I think your coming saved him. His joy turned the ebbing tide in favour of life. SE FROM THE CITY EMILY PUSHED THEM ASIDE AND FELL ON HER KNEES BY THE BED ONE OF THE DOCTORS MADE A HASTY MOTION AS IF TO DRAW HER BACK BUT THE OTHER CHECKED HIM IT DOESN'T MATTER NOW HE SAID SIGNIFICANTLY STEPHEN FERRE TURNED HIS LANGUID UNSHORN HEAD ON THE PILLOW HIS DULL FEVERED EYES MET EMILY'S HE HAD NOT RECOGNIZED ANY ONE ALL DAY BUT HE KNEW HIS WIFE EMILY HE WHISPERED EMILY DREW HIS HEAD CLOSE TO HER FACE AND KISSED HIS LIPS PASSIONATELY STEPHEN I'VE COME BACK TO YOU FORGIVE ME FORGIVE ME SAY THAT YOU FORGIVE ME IT'S ALL RIGHT MY GIRL HE SAID FEEBLY SHE BURIED HER FACE IN THE PILLOW BESIDE HIS WITH A SOB IN THE WAN GREY LIGHT OF THE AUTUMN DAWN THE OLD DOCTOR CAME TO THE BEDSIDE AND LIFTED EMILY TO HER FEET SHE HAD NOT STIRRED THE WHOLE NIGHT NOW SHE RAISED HER WHITE FACE WITH DUMB PLEADING IN HER EYES THE DOCTOR GLANCED AT THE SLEEPING FORM ON THE BED YOUR HUSBAND WILL LIVE MISSUS FAIR HE SAID GENTLY I THINK YOUR COMING SAVED HIM HIS JOY TURNED THE EBBING TIDE IN FAVOUR OF LIFE
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