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Since then, the poor woman had eaten of the bread of dependence and had found it salt enough; she had paid for it daily, enduring a thousand petty slights, a thousand petty insults, and smiling under them as only women can. SINCE THEN THE POOR WOMAN HAD EATEN OF THE BREAD OF DEPENDENCE AND HAD FOUND IT SALT ENOUGH SHE HAD PAID FOR IT DAILY AND DURING A THOUSAND PETTY SLIGHTS A THOUSAND PETTY INSULTS AND SMILING UNDER THEM AS ONLY WOMEN CAN
t-coloured rugs. Altogether, it was a cosy place, and the glowing hues of its furnishings were very becoming to Mrs. Saumarez, who sat there writing industriously. It was a thought embarrassing. They had avoided one another yesterday--rather obviously--both striving to put off a necessarily awkward meeting. Now it had come. And now, somehow, their eyes met for a moment, and they laughed frankly, and the awkwardness was gone. "Kathleen," said Mr. Woods, with conviction, "you're a dear." "You broke my heart," said she, demurely, "but I'm going to forgive you." Mrs. Saumarez was not striving to be clever now. And, heavens (thought Billy), how much nicer she was like this! It wasn't the same woman: her thin cheeks flushed arbutus-like, and her rather metallic voice was grown low and gentle. Billy brought memories with him, you see; and for the moment, she was Kathleen Eppes again--Kathleen Eppes in the first flush of youth, eager, trustful, and joyous-hearted, as he had known her long ago. SOFA CUSHIONS BOWLS OF ROSES AND ANY NUMBER OF BRIGHT COLOURED RUGS ALTOGETHER WAS A COSY PLACE AND THE GLOWING HUES OF ITS FURNISHINGS WERE VERY BECOMING TO MISSUS SOMMEREZ WHO SAT THERE WRITING INDUSTRIOUSLY IT WAS A THOUGHT EMBARRASSING THEY HAD AVOIDED ONE ANOTHER YESTERDAY RATHER OBVIOUSLY BOTH STRIVING TO PUT OFF A NECESSARY AWKWARD MEETING NOW IT HAD COME AND NOW SOMEHOW THEIR EYES MET FOR A MOMENT AND THEY LAUGHED FRANKLY AND THE AWKWARDNESS WAS GONE KATHLEEN SAID MISTER WOODS WITH CONVICTION YOU'RE A DEAR YOU BROKE MY HEART SAID SHE DEMURELY BUT I'M GOING TO FORGIVE YOU MISSUS SOMBRAEZ WAS NOT STRIVING TO BE CLEVER NOW AND HEAVENS THOUGHT BILLY HOW MUCH NICER SHE WAS LIKE THIS WASN'T THE SAME WOMAN HER THIN CHEEKS FLUSHED ARBITUS LIKE AND HER RATHER METALLIC VOICE WAS GROWN LOW AND GENTLE BILLY BROUGHT MEMORIES WITH HIM YOU SEE AND FOR THE MOMENT SHE WAS KATHLEEN EPPS AGAIN KATHLEEN EPPS IN THE FIRST FLUSH OF YOUTH EAGER TRUSTFUL AND JOYOUS HEARTED AS HE HAD KNOWN HER LONG AGO
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