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Chapter XXI

           Iapproachedmycheektoherlips:shewouldnottouchit. ShesaidIoppressedherbyleaningoverthebed,andagaindemandedwater. AsIlaidherdownforIraisedherandsupportedheronmyarmwhileshedrankIcoveredherice-coldandclammyhandwithmine:thefeeblefingersshrankfrommytouchtheglazingeyesshunnedmygaze. 

           "Loveme,then,orhateme,asyouwill,"Isaidatlast,"youhavemyfullandfreeforgiveness:asknowforGod’s,andbeatpeace." 

           Poor,sufferingwoman!itwastoolateforhertomakenowtheefforttochangeherhabitualframeofmind:living,shehadeverhatedmedying,shemusthatemestill. 

           Thenursenowentered,andBessiefollowed. Iyetlingeredhalf-an-hourlonger,hopingtoseesomesignofamity:butshegavenone.Shewasfastrelapsingintostupor;nordidhermindagainrally:attwelveo’clockthatnightshedied. Iwasnotpresenttoclosehereyes,norwereeitherofherdaughters.Theycametotellusthenextmorningthatallwasover.Shewasbythattimelaidout. ElizaandIwenttolookather:Georgiana,whohadburstoutintoloudweeping,saidshedarednotgo.TherewasstretchedSarahReed’soncerobustandactiveframe,rigidandstill: hereyeofflintwascoveredwithitscoldlid;herbrowandstrongtraitsworeyettheimpressofherinexorablesoul. Astrangeandsolemnobjectwasthatcorpsetome 

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