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paper to her eyes fell slowly； and her slender figure in
a plain black dress walked rigidly to the window。 Her
eyes were dry： no cry of sorrow or whisper of thanks
went up to heaven from her lips。 Life had been too
hard； for all the efforts of his love。 It had silenced her
emotions。 But for the first time in all these years its
sting had departed； the carking care of poverty； the
meanness of a hard struggle for bread。 Even the image
of her husband and of her children seemed to glide away
from her into the gray twilight； it was her father's
face alone that she saw； as though he had come to see
her； always quiet and big； as she had seen him last； but
with something more august and tender in his aspect。
She slipped his folded letter between the two buttons
of her plain black bodice； and leaning her forehead
against a window…pane remained there till dusk； per…
fectly motionless； giving him all the time she could
spare。 Gone！ Was it possible？ My God； was it possi…
ble！ The blow had come softened by the spaces of the
earth； by the years of absence。 There had been whole
days when she had not thought of him at allhad no
time。 But she had loved him； she felt she had loved
him； after all。
End