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In
the
street
she
stood
still
,
dazed
by
this
last
adventure
.
But
the
brooch
lay
in
her
bosom
like
a
talisman
,
and
she
felt
a
secret
lightness
of
heart
.
It
gave
her
strength
,
after
a
moment
,
to
walk
on
slowly
in
the
direction
of
the
post
office
,
and
go
in
through
the
swinging
doors
.
At
one
of
the
windows
she
bought
a
sheet
of
letter
-
paper
,
an
envelope
and
a
stamp
;
then
she
sat
down
at
a
table
and
dipped
the
rusty
post
office
pen
in
ink
.
She
had
come
there
possessed
with
a
fear
which
had
haunted
her
ever
since
she
had
felt
Mr
.
Royall
’
s
ring
on
her
finger
:
the
fear
that
Harney
might
,
after
all
,
free
himself
and
come
back
to
her
.
It
was
a
possibility
which
had
never
occurred
to
her
during
the
dreadful
hours
after
she
had
received
his
letter
;
only
when
the
decisive
step
she
had
taken
made
longing
turn
to
apprehension
did
such
a
contingency
seem
conceivable
.
She
addressed
the
envelope
,
and
on
the
sheet
of
paper
she
wrote
:
I
’
m
married
to
Mr
.
Royall
.
I
’
ll
always
remember
you
.
CHARITY
.
The
last
words
were
not
in
the
least
what
she
had
meant
to
write
;
they
had
flowed
from
her
pen
irresistibly
.
She
had
not
had
the
strength
to
complete
her
sacrifice
;
but
,
after
all
,
what
did
it
matter
?
Now
that
there
was
no
chance
of
ever
seeing
Harney
again
,
why
should
she
not
tell
him
the
truth
?
When
she
had
put
the
letter
in
the
box
she
went
out
into
the
busy
sunlit
street
and
began
to
walk
to
the
hotel
.
Behind
the
plateglass
windows
of
the
department
stores
she
noticed
the
tempting
display
of
dresses
and
dress
-
materials
that
had
fired
her
imagination
on
the
day
when
she
and
Harney
had
looked
in
at
them
together
.
They
reminded
her
of
Mr
.
Royall
’
s
injunction
to
go
out
and
buy
all
she
needed
.
She
looked
down
at
her
shabby
dress
,
and
wondered
what
she
should
say
when
he
saw
her
coming
back
empty
-
handed
.
As
she
drew
near
the
hotel
she
saw
him
waiting
on
the
doorstep
,
and
her
heart
began
to
beat
with
apprehension
.
He
nodded
and
waved
his
hand
at
her
approach
,
and
they
walked
through
the
hall
and
went
upstairs
to
collect
their
possessions
,
so
that
Mr
.
Royall
might
give
up
the
key
of
the
room
when
they
went
down
again
for
their
midday
dinner
In
the
bedroom
,
while
she
was
thrusting
back
into
the
satchel
the
few
things
she
had
brought
away
with
her
,
she
suddenly
felt
that
his
eyes
were
on
her
and
that
he
was
going
to
speak
.
She
stood
still
,
her
half
-
folded
night
-
gown
in
her
hand
,
while
the
blood
rushed
up
to
her
drawn
cheeks
.
“
Well
,
did
you
rig
yourself
out
handsomely
?
I
haven
’
t
seen
any
bundles
round
,
”
he
said
jocosely
.
“
Oh
,
I
’
d
rather
let
Ally
Hawes
make
the
few
things
I
want
,
”
she
answered
.
“
That
so
?
”
He
looked
at
her
thoughtfully
for
a
moment
and
his
eye
-
brows
projected
in
a
scowl
.
Then
his
face
grew
friendly
again
.
“
Well
,
I
wanted
you
to
go
back
looking
stylisher
than
any
of
them
;
but
I
guess
you
’
re
right
.
You
’
re
a
good
girl
,
Charity
.
”
