Another Woman's House
“Alice, incoherently, half-sobbing tried to tell him. “She killed herself. She took poison …”
He did not appear to hear her. But after a long moment he got up. “She’s dead.” He looked swiftly at Alice and at Myra. “How did it happen?” And as Myra turned dizzily from the sight of Mildred’s disheveled hair and dreadful hands, he took a quick step or two toward her and caught her in his arms and held her, so her face was upon his shoulder, her eyes hidden.
Alice cried, “I tried to stop her—I couldn...’t—it was poison. Mildred killed Jack. Richard, Mildred killed him.”
“What do you mean? Tell me …”
Myra moved and lifted her head. His shielding arm released her.
Alice was standing flattened against the wall, her hands flat against it, on either side of her slight figure, as if they alone supported her. Her fair hair fell like a child’s, on either side of her face. She said, “Mildred was in love with him. He was tired of her. She killed him. She killed herself.”MoreLess
He did not appear to hear her. But after a long moment he got up. “She’s dead.” He looked swiftly at Alice and at Myra. “How did it happen?” And as Myra turned dizzily from the sight of Mildred’s disheveled hair and dreadful hands, he took a quick step or two toward her and caught her in his arms and held her, so her face was upon his shoulder, her eyes hidden.
Alice cried, “I tried to stop her—I couldn...’t—it was poison. Mildred killed Jack. Richard, Mildred killed him.”
“What do you mean? Tell me …”
Myra moved and lifted her head. His shielding arm released her.
Alice was standing flattened against the wall, her hands flat against it, on either side of her slight figure, as if they alone supported her. Her fair hair fell like a child’s, on either side of her face. She said, “Mildred was in love with him. He was tired of her. She killed him. She killed herself.”MoreLess
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