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I should have cleaved to her who did not dwell / In splendor, was not hostess unto kings, / But lived contented among simple things, / And had a heart, and loved me long and well. / -- WILLIAM WATSON.
The victoria fled swiftly along the pretty country road for some moments without either occupant saying a word. Rona sat as if the falling of the long-expected blow had stunned her. Aunt Bee, watching her set lips and tragic eyes, felt vaguely alarmed.