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dead Dead Oh, at last, at last!--and her mind rushed back to

its own affairsThat horrible old Mr Wright and his insinuations;

how she had worried over the away

from Old Chester, only that afternoon Ah, well, she need never think

of such things again, for never again could any one have an insulting

thought about her; and as for her fear that Lloyd would not want her

to leave Old Chester--why, he would take her away himself! And once

outside of Old Chester, she would have a place in the world like other

women She was conscious of a sudden and passionate elation: Like

other women The very words were triu; oh, how intolerably stupid the woman was, how she

disliked her; but when Lloyd ca! She drew an exultant breath and s fear was

forgottenHow soon could he co--too late to catch the express for Mercer He

would take the night train, and arrive at noon on Saturday A day and

a half to wait And at that she realized with sudden astonishment that

it was still Thursday It seera the Virginia reel with those terrible people! A little later

she had noticed Williauests;

how annoyed she had been at his slowness Then he had taken that

envelope out of his pocket--she gasped again, re the shock of

its contents