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           Herailmentcouldnotbeseeninanymicroscope;itwasamildbutever-deepeningtiredness,adimweighingofhersparrowbody;sleepy,sleepier,sleepiest.

           Asforherchildrenandherchildren’schildren—itseemedimpossiblethatwithsuchasimpleact,themostleisurelyactintheworld,shecouldcausesuchapprehension.

           "Great-grandma,nowlisten—whatyou’redoingisnobetterthanbreakingalease.Thishousewillfalldownwithoutyou.Youmustgiveusatleastayear’snotice!"

           Great-grandmaopenedoneeye.Ninetyyearsgazedcalmlyoutatherphysicianslikeadust-ghostfromahighcupolawindowinafast-emptyinghouse."Tom...?"

           Theboywassent,alone,toherwhisperingbed.

           "Tom,"shesaid,faintly,faraway,"intheSouthernSeasthere’sadayineachman’slifewhenheknowsit’stimetoshakehandswithallhisfriendsandsaygood-byeandsailaway,andhedoes,andit’snatural—it’sjusthistime.That’showitistoday.I’msolikeyousometimes,sittingthroughSaturdaymatineesuntilnineatnightwhenwesendyourdadtobringyouhome.Tom,whenthetimecomesthatthesamecowboysareshootingthesameIndiansonthesamemountaintop,thenit’sbesttofoldbacktheseatandheadforthedoor,withnoregretsandnowalkingbackwarduptheaisle.So,I’mleavingwhileI’mstillhappyandstillentertained"

           Douglaswassummonednexttoherside.