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Her Marriage, Her Clothes, Her Appetite, and an Inventory of Her Furniture

           

           “Butthisgreenfloor,sobeautifullystained

           “Boilingoil,”saidshe,withaflushofhonestshame,“andashillingswortho’paint.”

           “Thoserugs

           “Remnants,”shesighed,andshowedmehowartfullytheyhadbeenpiecedtogether.

           “Thecurtains

           “Remnants.”

           “Atalleventsthesofa

           Sheraiseditsdrapery,andIsawthatthesofawasbuiltofpackingcases.

           “Thedesk

           IreallythoughtthatIwassafethistime,forcouldInotseethedrawerswiththeirbrasshandles,thecharmingshelfforbooks,thepigeon-holeswiththeircoveringsofsilk?

           “Shemadeitoutofthreeorangeboxes,”saidthelady,atlastalittleawedherself.

           Ilookedaroundmedespairingly,andmyeyealightedonthehollandcovering.“Thereisafinechandelierinthathollandbag,”Isaidcoaxingly.

           Shesniffedandwasraisinganuntenderhand,whenIcheckedher.“Forbear,ma’am,”Icriedwithauthority,“Iprefertobelieveinthatbag.Howmuchtobepitied,ma’am,arethosewhohavelostfaithineverything.”Ithinkalltheprettythingsthatthelittlenurserygovernesshadmadeoutofnothingsqueezedmyhandforlettingthechandelieroff.

           “But,goodGod,ma’am,”saidItomadam,“whatanexposure.”

           Sheintimatedthattherewereotherexposuresupstairs.

           “Sothereisastair,”saidI,andthen,suspiciously,“didshemakeit?”

           No,buthowshehadalteredit.

           ThestairledtoMary’sbedroom,andIsaidIwouldnotlookatthat,noratthestudio,whichwasashedinthegarden.

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