A moment just before her return home to supper. To her it had been a
moment of compensation for everything which she had ever suffered, a
moment when the whole aspect of her life had been suddenly changed to a
radiant vision of happiness.
She had been standing beside Jeff watching the work of the boys within
the pastures. Their talk had all been of the business of the day.
There had been no other sign between them. The old comradeship alone
seemed to prevail. Then they had turned away, with their talk
silenced. They had moved toward their horses which were standing in
the shadow of a small bluff.
Just as they came up Jeff had paused, and turned, and looked down at
her from his superior height. She would never forget that look. It
was the look she had seen in his eyes when he first gazed on the beauty
of the woman he had married. Her heart was set thumping in her bosom
as she thought of it now. A deep flush surged to her cheeks, and she
kept her head studiously bent over her plate.
Then had followed a great impulsive abandoning of his usual reserve.
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