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She wondered why Robert had gone away and left her It did not occur to

her to think he

day She was not tired, and she felt that he was not She regretted that

he had gone It was so much more natural to have him stay when he was

not absolutely required to leave her

As Edna waited for her husband she sang low a little song that Robert

had sung as they crossed the bay It began with "Ah! Si tu savais," and

every verse ended with "si tu savais"

Robert's voice was not pretentious It was musical and true The voice,

the notes, the whole refrain haunted her memory