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The insolence and cruelty of her speech fell on unheeding ears. Emily, understanding only that her husband yet lived, turned to the hall door. THE INSOLENCE AND CRUELTY OF HER SPEECH FELL ON UNHEEDING EARS EMILY UNDERSTANDING ONLY THAT HER HUSBAND YET LIVED TURNED TO THE HALL DOOR
 and found her way again the blood trickled down over her face. "Oh God, don't let him die before I get to him--don't--don't--don't!" she prayed desperately with more of defiance than entreaty in her voice. Then, realizing this, she cried out in horror. Surely some fearsome punishment would come upon her for her wickedness--she would find her husband lying dead. When Emily opened the kitchen door of the Fair homestead Almira Sentner cried out in her alarm, who or what was this creature with the white face and wild eyes, with her torn and 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. RKED HER FOR LIFE AS SHE STRUGGLED TO HER FEET AND FOUND HER WAY AGAIN THE BLOOD TRICKLED DOWN OVER HER FACE OH GOD DON'T LET HIM DIE BEFORE I GET TO HIM DON'T DON'T DON'T SHE PRAYED DESPERATELY WITH MORE OF DEFIANCE THAN ENTREATY IN HER VOICE THEN REALIZING THIS SHE CRIED OUT IN HORROR SURELY SOME FEARSOME PUNISHMENT WOULD COME UPON HER FOR HER WICKEDNESS SHE WOULD FIND HER HUSBAND LYING DEAD WHEN EMILY OPENED THE DOOR OF THE FAIR HOMESTEAD ALMIRA SETNER CRIED OUT IN HER ALARM WHO OR WHAT WAS THIS CREATURE WITH A WHITE FACE 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
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