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LIV. After the Shock

           Liddyknocked,andBathsheba’sdresswasheardrustlingacrosstheroom:thekeyturnedinthelock,andsheopenedthedoor.Herlookswerecalmandnearlyrigid,likeaslightlyanimatedbustofMelpomene.

           "Oh,Mr.Aldritch,youhavecomeatlast,"shemurmuredfromherlipsmerely,andthrewbackthedoor."Ah,andMr.Thirdly.Well,allisdone,andanybodyintheworldmayseehimnow."Shethenpassedbyhim,crossedthelanding,andenteredanotherroom.

           Lookingintothechamberofdeathshehadvacatedtheysawbythelightofthecandleswhichwereonthedrawersatallstraightshapelyingatthefurtherendofthebedroom,wrappedinwhite.Everythingaroundwasquiteorderly.Thedoctorwentin,andafterafewminutesreturnedtothelandingagain,whereOakandtheparsonstillwaited.

           "Itisalldone,indeed,asshesays,"remarkedMr.Aldritch,inasubduedvoice."Thebodyhasbeenundressedandproperlylaidoutingraveclothes.GraciousHeaventhismeregirl!Shemusthavethenerveofastoic!"

           "Theheartofawifemerely,"floatedinawhisperabouttheearsofthethree,andturningtheysawBathshebainthemidstofthem.Then,asifatthatinstanttoprovethatherfortitudehadbeenmoreofwillthanofspontaneity,shesilentlysankdownbetweenthemandwasashapelessheapofdraperyonthefloor.Thesimpleconsciousnessthatsuperhumanstrainwasnolongerrequiredhadatonceputaperiodtoherpowertocontinueit

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