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"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." 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
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. 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.  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 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
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