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           Judunderstoodperfectly.Hiswifehaddied.

           "That’sgood,"Louissaid."That’sgood,Jud,shewouldwantyoutocryalittle,Ithink.Probablybepissedoffifyoudidn’t."Hehadstartedtocryalittlehimself.Judhuggedhimtightly,andLouishuggedhimback.

           Judcriedfortenminutesorso,andthenthestormpassed.LouislistenedtothethingsJudsaidthenwithgreatcarehelistenedasadoctoraswellasafriend.HelistenedforanycircularityinJud’sconversation;helistenedtoseeifJud’sgraspofwhenwasclear(noneedtocheckhimonwhere;thatwouldprovenothingbecauseforJudCrandallthewherehadalwaysbeenLudlow,Maine);helistenedmostofallforanyuseofNorma’snameinthepresenttense.HefoundlittleornosignthatJudwaslosinghisgrip.Louiswasawarethatitwasnotuncommonfortwooldmarriedpeopletogoalmosthand-in-hand,amonth,aweek,evenadayapart.Theshock,hesupposed,ormaybeevensomedeepinnerurgetocatchupwiththeonegone(thatwasathoughthewouldnothavehadbeforeChurch;hefoundthatmanyofhisthoughtsconcerningthespiritualandthesupernaturalhadundergoneaquietbutnonethelessdeepsea-change).HisconclusionwasthatJudwasgrievinghardbutthathewasstillcomposmentis.HesensedinJudnoneofthattransparentfrailtythathadseemedtosurroundNormaonNewYear’sEve,whenthefourofthemhadsatintheCreedlivingroom,drinkingeggnog.

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