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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. 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
 dripping garments and dishevelled, wind-writhen hair and the big drops of blood slowly trickling from her brow? The next moment she recognized Emily and her face hardened. This woman, Stephen's sister-in-law, had always hated Emily Fair. "What do you want here?" she said harshly. "Where is my husband?" asked Emily. "You can't see him," said Mrs. Sentner defiantly. "The doctors won't allow anyone in the room but those he's used to. Strangers excite him." The insolence and cruelty of her speech fell on unheeding ears. Emily, understanding only that her husband yet lived, turned to the hall door. "Stand back!" she said in a voice that was little more than a thrilling whisper, but which yet had in it something that cowed Almira Sentner's malice. Sullenly she stood aside and Emily went unhindered up the stairs to the room where the sick man lay. The two doctors in attendance were there, together with the trained nurse from the city. Emily pushed them aside and fell on her knees by the bed.  AND WILD EYES WITH HER TORN AND DRIPPING GARMENTS AND DISHEVELLED WIND RHYTHN HAIR AND THE BIG DROPS OF BLOOD SLOWLY TRICKLING FROM HER BROW THE NEXT MOMENT SHE RECOGNIZED EMILY AND HER FACE HARDENED THIS WOMAN STEPHEN'S SISTER IN LAW HAD ALWAYS HATED EMILY FAIR WHAT DO YOU WANT DEAR SHE SAID HARSHLY WHERE IS MY HUSBAND ASKED EMILY YOU CAN'T SEE HIM SAID MISSUS SETTLER DEFIANTLY THE DOCTORS WON'T ALLOW ANY ONE IN THE ROOM BUT THOSE HE'S USED TO STRANGERS EXCITE HIM THE INSOLENCE AND CRUELTY OF HER SPEECH FELL ON UNHEEDING EARS EMILY UNDERSTANDING ONLY THAT HER HUSBAND YET LIVED TURNED TO THE HALL DOOR STAND BACK SHE SAID IN A VOICE THAT WAS LITTLE MORE THAN A THRILLING WHISPER BUT WHICH YET HAD IN IT SOMETHING THAT COWED ALMIRA SENTNOR'S MALICE SULLENLY SHE STOOD ASIDE AND EMILY WENT UNHINDERED UP THE STAIRS TO THE ROOM WHERE THE SICK MAN LAY THE TWO DOCTORS AND ATTENDANTS WERE THERE TOGETHER WITH THE TRAINED NURSE FROM THE CITY EMILY PUSHED THEM ASIDE AND FELL ON HER KNEES BY THE BED
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