第25章TheStoryofanHour
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&hatLouiseMallardhadaweakheart。Sotheybrokethebadly。Herhusbaly，>
"Therewasatrai，Louise，"saidhersisterJosephine。RichardsbroughttheJosephihestory。Shespokeiences。
"Richards。。。wasattheneeroffiewsoftheatcame。Louise。。。Louise，Brently'shelist。Brentlywaskilled，Louise。"
Louisedidorycoldly，assomewomenwould。Sheotiothenews。Likeasuddeearsbrokeout。Shecriedloudlyier'sarms。Then，justassuddeopped。Shewenttoherroomaloedhher。Infrontofthewindotychair。Shesatdownaheastiredafterhertears。Herbodyfeltiwereempty。
Outsideherwindowshecouldseethetrees。Theairsmelledlikespringrain。Shecouldhearsomeonesingingfaraway。Birdssahehouse。Blueskyshowedbetweentheclouds。Sherested。
&quietly，butafewweaktearsstillfell。Shehadayfaowhereyesshowednothing。Shelookedoutthewindowatthebluesky。Shewasnotthinking，。She>
Therewassomethingingtoher。Shewaswaitingforitwithfear。Whatwasit?Shedidnotknow;sheotgiveitashefeltitthesky。Itreachedherthroughthesouhecoloroftheair。
Slowlyshebecameexcited。Herbreathcamefast，herheartbeatfaster。Shebegahing。
Itwaofiakeher。Shetriedtofightagainstit。Butsheindwasasweakashertwosmallwhitehaoppedfightingagainstit。Alittlewordbrokefromherlips。
"Free，"shesaid，"Free，free，free!"Theemptinessaher。Hereyesshowedherext。Herheartbeatfast，andthebloodwarmedherbody。Asuddenfeelingofjoyexcitedher。
&stoptoaskifherj。Shesawherfreedomclearly。Sheotstoptothinks。
&hetearswouldeagainwhenshesawherhusband'sbody。Thekindhaill。Theloviillandgray。Butshelookediure。Shesawmaoethatwouldbelongtoheralone。Andnowsheopeothoseyearsinwele。
Therewouldbehoseyears。Shewouldliveforherselfaloherewouldbenmindabovehers。Menandwomenalwaysbelievetheytellotherswhattodoandhowtothink。Suddeoodhatthiswaswrong。Shecouldbreakawaya。
A，shelovedhim-sometimes。Ofte。Whatdidlovemeannow?oodthatfreederthanlove。
"Free!Bodyandmi;shesaidagain。
&erJosephiihedoor。
"Pleaseopenthedoor，"Josephi;Youwillmakeyourselfsick。Whatareyoudoingthere，Louise?Please，please，letmein!"
"Goaway。Iamnotsick。"No，shewasdrinkihroughthatopenwindow。
&joyfullyofallthosedaysbefdays，summerdays。Allkindsofdaysthatwouldbeherowohopelifewouldbelong。Aerday，lifeseemedsolong!Afterawhileshegotupahedoor。
Hereyeswerebright，hercheekswerered。Shedidn'tknandwellshelooked-sofullofjoy。TheyhereRichards>
Amahedoor。ItwasBrey，andtired。Hecarriedasuitdanumbrella。Hewashetrai。Hedidn'tevenknowtherewasa。HerisedatJosephine'ssuddencry。Hedidn'tuandwhyRichardsmovedsuddeohideLouisefromherhusband。
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&hedoe，theysaiditwasherweakbadheart。Theysaidshediedofjoy-ofjoythatkills。