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"Noneofuswantedtobefirsttotellyou,"hesaidveryquietlyandwalkedout.
Whensherosefromherdesk,afewmomentslater,shefeltthatshehadfullcontrolofherbodyandthatshewasnotawareofherbody’sexistence.Shefeltliftedtoherfeetanditseemedtoherthatshestoodstraight,nottouchingtheground.Therewasanabnormalclarityabouteveryobjectintheroom,yetshewasseeingnothingaroundher,butsheknewthatshewouldbeabletoseethethreadofacobwebifherpurposerequiredit,justasshewouldbeabletowalkwithasomnambulist’sassurancealongtheedgeofaroof.Shecouldnotknowthatshewaslookingattheroomwiththeeyesofapersonwhohadlostthecapacityandtheconceptofdoubt,andwhatremainedtoherwasthesimplicityofasingleperceptionandofasinglegoal.Shedidnotknowthatthethingwhichseemedsoviolent,yetfeltlikesuchastill,unfamiliarcalmwithinher,wasthepoweroffullcertainty—andthattheangershakingherbody,theangerwhichmadeherready,withthesamepassionateindifference,eithertokillortodie,washerloveofrectitude,theonlylovetowhichalltheyearsofherlifehadbeengiven.
Holdingthenewspaperinherhand,shewalkedoutofherofficeandontowardthehall.Sheknew,crossingtheanteroom,thatthefacesofherstaffwereturnedtoher,buttheyseemedtobemanyyearsaway.
