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perfumes of the budding   clover came to him;  hated the humming of   the 

happy bees; hated the rust… ling of the trees; hated the sight of earth。 

     〃The child is dead;〃 the nurse had said; 〃as for your wife; perhaps 〃 

but that was all。       Finally he heard the nurse's step upon the floor。 

     〃Come; 〃she said; motioning him。 And he had gone; laid cheek against 

that dying cheek; whispered his love once more; saw it returned even then; 



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in those deep eyes; and laid her back upon her pillow; dead。 

     He buried her among the mignonette; levelled the earth; sowed thick 

the seed again。 

     〃'Tis as she wished;〃 he said。 

     With his strong hands he wrenched the little crib; laid it piece by piece 

upon their hearth; and scattered then the sacred ashes on the wind。                    Then; 

with hard…coming breath; broke open the locked door of that room which 

he   had   never   entered;   thinking   to   find   there;   perhaps;   some   sign   of   that 

unguessable life of hers; but found there only an altar; with votive lamps 

before the Blessed Virgin; and lilies faded and fallen from their stems。 

     Then   down   into   the   cellar   went   he;   to   those   boxes;   with   the   foreign 

marks。 And then; indeed; he found a hint of that dead life。 Gowns of velvet 

and of silk; such as princesses might wear; wonders of lace; yellowed with 

time; great cloaks of snowy fur; lustrous robes; jewels of worth;  a vast 

array of brilliant trumpery。 Then there were books in many tongues; with 

rich   old   bindings   and   illuminated   page;   and   in   them   written   the   dead 

woman's name;  a name of many parts; with titles of impress; and in the 

midst of all the name; 〃Eliza… beth Astrado;〃 as she said。 

     And     that  was    all;  or  if  there   were   more     he  might    have    learned; 

following trails that fell within his way; he never learned it; being content; 

and thankful that he had held her for a time within his arms; and looked in 

her   great   soul;   which;   weary…   ing   of   life's   sad   complexities;   had   sim… 

plified itself; and made his love its best adornment。 



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