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Rh almost injured by her sister-in-law's "unreasonable pride."

She spoke freely to her neighbors about Sarah, for she wanted Sarah to know that she was willing to "make it up;" but she would not call and tell her so, because she trusted that Steve's and the baby's influence over her would bring her back to the cottage. But Sarah, like all people who are slow to anger, was stable in her wrath. She had made up her mind to go no more to her brother's house unless she were sent for, and Joyce, having been informed of this decision, was quite sure it would be a very long time ere she sent after Sarah Benson.

So the summer wore unhappily away, Sarah's friends soon understood that she would rather not talk of her brother and his wife, and the young couple were never named in her presence. "While all is well," Sarah thought, "I am only the third wheel on the cart; and if there should be any change for the worse, the news wilt find me quick enough, I don't doubt."

The news found her only too soon. One night, when she came home from her work, Steve was sitting in her room waiting for her.