The Enchanted April, Part 1 of 15
The Sleepy Bookshelf
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Mrs. Arbethnot Relapsed Into Uneasiness
For years she had been able to be happy only by forgetting happiness. She wanted to shut out everything that would remind her of beautiful things. I'd like so much to be friends, she said earnestly. Won't she come and see me, or let me come to you sometimes,. whenever you feel as if you wanted to talk? Mrs. Arbethnot became acutely uncomfortable and sympathetic. Was she going to cry?Mrs. Wilkins dabbed furtively at her eyes with a handkerchief. And then blinking her eyes very quickly once or twice, looked at Mrs.Arbethnot with a quivering gare of half humble, half frightened apology and smiled.
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