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whenshesteppedoffthekerbinPiccadillyandthecarhadkilledher.

3HewaswaitingforSissyMiller.Hehadaskedhertocome;

heowedher,hefelt,afteralltheyearsshehadbeenwiththem,thistokenofconsideration.Yes,hewenton,ashesattherewaiting,itwasstrangethatAngelahadlefteverythinginsuchorder.Everyfriendhadbeenleftsomelittletokenofheraffection.Everyring,everynecklace,everylittleChinesebox—shehadapassionforlittleboxes—hadanameonit.Tohim,ofcourse,shehadleftnothinginparticular,unlessitwereherdiary.Fifteenlittlevolumes,boundingreenleather,stoodbehindhimonherwritingtable.Eversincetheyweremarried,shehadkeptadiary.Someoftheirveryfew—hecouldnotcallthemquarrels,saytiffs—hadbeenaboutthatdiary.Whenhecameinandfoundherwriting,shealwaysshutitorputherhandoverit.'

No,no,no,'

hecouldhearhersay,'

AfterI'

mdead—perhaps.'

Soshehadleftithim,asherlegacy.Itwastheonlythingtheyhadnotsharedwhenshewasalive.Buthehadalwaystakenitforgrantedthatshewouldoutlivehim.Ifonlyshehadstoppedonemoment,andhadthoughtwhatshewasdoing,shewouldbealivenow.Butshehadsteppedstraightoffthekerb,thedriverofthecarhadsaidattheinquest.Shehadgivenhimnochancetopullup...Herethesoundofvoicesinthehallinterruptedhim.

4'

MissMiller,Sir,'

saidthemaid.

5Shecamein.Shewasterriblydistressed,andnowonder.Angelahadbeenmuchmoretoherthananemployer.Shehadbeenafriend.Tohimself,hethought,ashepushedachairforherandaskedhertositdown,shewasscarcelydistinguishablefromanyotherwomanofherkind.TherewerethousandsofSissyMillers—drablittlewomeninblackcarryingattaché

cases.ButAngela,withhergeniusforsympathy,haddiscoveredallsortsofqualitiesinSissyMiller.Shewasthesoulofdiscretion,sosilent,sotrustworthy,onecouldtellheranything,andsoon.

6MissMillercouldnotspeakatfirst.Shesattheredabbinghereyeswithherpockethandkerchief.Thenshemadeaneffort.

7'

Pardonme,MrClandon,'

shesaid.

8Hemurmured.Ofcourseheunderstood.Itwasonlynatural.Hecouldguesswhathiswifehadmeanttoher.

9'

I'

vebeensohappyhere,'

shesaid,lookinground.Hereyesrestedonthewritingtablebehindhim.Itwasheretheyhadworked—sheandAngela.ForAngelahadhershareofthedutiesthatfalltothelotofthewifeofaprominentpolitician,shehadbeenthegreatesthelptohiminhiscareer.HehadoftenseenherandSissysittingatthattable—Sissyatthetypewriter,takingdownlettersfromherdictation.NodoubtMissMillerwasthinkingofthat,too.Nowallhehadtodowastogiveherthebroochhiswifehadlefther.Aratherincongruousgiftitseemed.Itmighthavebeenbettertohaveleftherasumofmoney.Oreventhetypewriter.Butthereitwas—'

And,takingthebrooch,hegaveitherwiththelittlespeechthathehadprepared.Heknew,hesaid,thatshewouldvalueit.Hiswifehadoftenwornit...Andshereplied,asshetookit,almostasifshetoohadpreparedaspeech,thatitwouldalwaysbeatreasuredpossession....Shehad,hesupposed,otherclothesuponwhichapearlbroochwouldnotlookquitesoincongruous.Shewaswearingthelittleblackcoatandskirtthatseemedtheuniformofherprofession.Thenheremembered—shewasinmourning,ofcourse.Shetoohadhadhertragedy—abrother,towhomshewasdevoted,haddiedonlyaweekortwobeforeAngela.Insomeaccident,wasit?

HecouldrememberonlyAngelatellinghim;

Angela,withhergeniusforsympathy,hadbeenterriblyupset.MeanwhileSissyMillerhadrisen.Shewasputtingonhergloves.Evidentlyshefeltthatsheoughtnottointrude.Buthecouldnotlethergowithoutsayingsomethingaboutherfuture.Andsoheadded,ashepressedherhand.'

Remember,MissMiller,ifthere'

sanywayinwhichIcanhelpyou,itwillbeapleasure....'

Thenheopenedthedoor.Foramoment,onthethreshold,asifasuddenthoughthadstruckher,shestopped.

10'

MrClandon,'

shesaid,lookingstraightathimforthefirsttime,andforthefirsttimehewasstruckbytheexpression,sympatheticyetsearching,inhereyes.'

Ifatanytime,'

shewassaying,'

there'

sanythingIcandotohelpyou,remember,Ishallfeelit,foryourwife'

ssake,apleasure....'

11Withthatshewasgone.Herwordsandthelookthatwentwiththemwereunexpected.Itwasalmostasifshebelieved,orhoped,thathewouldhaveneedofher.Acurious,perhapsafantasticideaoccurredtohimashereturnedtohischair.Coulditbe,thatduringallthoseyearswhenhehadscarcelynoticedher,she,asthenovelistssay,hadentertainedapassionforhim?

Hecaughthisownreflectionintheglassashepassed.Hewasoverfifty;

buthecouldnothelpadmittingthathewasstill,asthelooking-glassshowedhim,averydistinguished-lookingman.

12'

PoorSissyMiller!

'

hesaid,halflaughing.Howhewouldhavelikedtosharethatjokewithhiswife!

Heturnedinstinctivelytoherdiary.'

Gilbert,'

heread,openingitatrandom,'

lookedsowonderful....'

Itwasasifshehadansweredhisquestion.Ofcourse,sheseemedtosay,you'

reveryattractivetowomen.OfcourseSissyMillerfeltthattoo.Hereadon.'

HowproudIamtobehiswife!

Andhehadalwaysbeenveryproudtobeherhusband.Howoftenwhentheydinedoutsomewherehehadlookedatheracrossthetableandsaidtohimself.Sheistheloveliestwomanhere!

Hereadon.ThatfirstyearhehadbeenstandingforParliament.Theyhadtouredhisconstituency.'

WhenGilbertsatdowntheapplausewasterrific.Thewholeaudienceroseandsang:

"

Forhe'

sajollygoodfellow."

Iwasquiteovercome.'

Herememberedthat,too.Shehadbeensittingontheplatformbesidehim.Hecouldstillseetheglanceshecastathim,andhowshehadtearsinhereyes.Hereadonrapidly,fillinginsceneafterscenefromherscrappyfragments.'

DinedattheHouseofCommons....ToaneveningpartyattheLovegroves.DidIrealizemyresponsibility,LadyL.askedme,asGilbert'

swife?

Thenastheyearspassed—hetookanothervolumefromthewritingtable—hehadbecomemoreandmoreabsorbedinhiswork.Andshe,ofcourse,wasmoreoftenalone.Ithadbeenagreatgrieftoher,apparently,thattheyhadhadnochildren.'

HowIwish,'

oneentryread,'

thatGilberthadason!

Oddlyenoughhehadnevermuchregrettedthathimself.Lifehadbeensofull,sorichasitwas.Thatyearhehadbeengivenaminorpostinthegovernment.Aminorpostonly,buthercommentwas:

IamquitecertainnowthathewillbePrimeMinister!

Well,ifthingshadgonedifferently,itmighthavebeenso.Hepausedheretospeculateuponwhatmighthavebeen.Politicswasagamble,hereflected;

butthegamewasn'

toveryet.Notatfifty.Hecasthiseyesrapidlyovermorepages,fullofthelittletrifles,theinsignificant,happy,dailytriflesthathadmadeupherlife.

13Hetookupanothervolumeandopeneditatrandom.'

WhatacowardIam!

Iletthechanceslipagain.Butitseemedselfishtobotherhimaboutmyownaffairs,whenhehassomuchtothinkabout.Andwesoseldomhaveaneveningalone.'

Whatwasthemeaningofthat?

Ohherewastheexplanation—itreferredtoherworkintheEastEnd.'

IpluckedupcourageandtalkedtoGilbertatlast.Hewassokind,sogood.Hemadenoobjection.'

Herememberedthatconversation.Shehadtoldhimthatshefeltsoidle,souseless.Shewishedtohavesomeworkofherown.Shewantedtodosomething—shehadblushedsoprettily,heremembered,asshesaiditsittinginthatverychair—tohelpothers.SoeveryWednesdayshewenttoWhitechapel.Herememberedhowhehatedtheclothessheworeonthoseoccasions.Butshehadtakenitveryseriouslyitseemed.Thediarywasfullofreferenceslikethis:

SawMrsJones....Shehastenchildren....Husbandlosthisarminanaccident....DidmybesttofindajobforLily.'

Heskippedon.Hisownnameoccurredlessfrequently.Hisinterestslackened.Someoftheentriesconveyednothingtohim.Forexample:

HadaheatedargumentaboutsocialismwithB.M.'

WhowasB.M.?

Hecouldnotfillintheinitials;

somewoman,hesupposed,thatshehadmetononeofhercommittees.'

B.M.madeaviolentattackupontheupperclasses....IwalkedbackafterthemeetingwithB.M.andtriedtoconvincehim.Butheissonarrow-minded.'

SoB.M.wasaman—nodoubtoneofthose'

intellectuals'

astheycallthemselves,whoaresoviolent,asAngelasaid,andsonarrow-minded.Shehadinvitedhimtocomeandseeherapparently.'

B.M.cametodinner.HeshookhandswithMinnie!

Thatnoteofexclamationgaveanothertwisttohismentalpicture.B.M.,itseemed,wasn'

tusedtoparlour-maids:

hehadshakenhandswithMinnie.Presumablyhewasoneofthosetameworkingmenwhoairtheirviewsinladies'

drawing-rooms.Gilbertknewthetype,andhadnolikingforthisparticularspecimen,whoeverB.M.mightbe.Herehewasagain.'

WentwithB.M.totheTowerofLondon....Hesaidre