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Judy poured out some hot water from a blanketed jug, and sipped it. Having an admirable digestion, she was determined to keep it. was a maxim of hers.

she said, looking at the clock.

said Sybil, laughing,

Judy looked up, forgetting the time and the hot water.

she asked.

The light died out of Sybil's face; she looked like a troubled child.

she said, because I was ashamed, but I will tell you to make you understand me. He was ill, as you know, for months before he died; every day I used to grow sick at the thought of having to sit by