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All privilege implies a corresponding obligation, and to the meeting of fresh obligations Katherine felt herself not only unequal, but indisposed. And so, she smiled now upon Honoria St. Quentin, leaning back against the rose-silk and muslin-covered pillows, with a lovely indulgence, yet rather hopelessly unmoved and remote.
There was a table covered with a white cloth, on which four candles burnt. By the window there was a chair littered with illustrated newspapers. "The nurse has just gone down to his supper," explained one of the waiters, "but le mort est bien convenable." The dead man had been dressed in a rose-silk shirt embroidered with forget-me-nots. Upon his crossed arms lay a small ivory crucifix.
His heart, however, thumped like an inexpensive clock; the cedar-tainted air in the closet grew heavier; he felt stupid, swaying as he rose. No wonder, for the closet was as near air-tight as it could be made. Fortunately he did not realize it. And, meanwhile, downstairs, Betty was preparing for flight. She did not know where she was going how far away she could get in a rose-silk morning gown.
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