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Evenhiswife'sfaceseemedgedasheewasedtohisfearsseemedtohaveanunnaturallookuponit.Hewasafraidofher.
"Wish!"sheastrongvoice.
"Itisfoolisha;hefaltered.
"Wish!"repeatedhiswife.
Heraisedhishand."Iwishmysonaliveagain."
&alismahefloor,afearfully.Theremblingintoachairastheoldwoman,withburningeyes,walkedtothewindowaheblind.
&ilhewaschilledwiththegoallyatthefigureoftheoldeeringthroughthewindow.Thed,whichhadburherimofthedlestick,wasthrowingpulsatingshadowsonthedwalls,until,withaflickerlargerthaexpired.Theoldman,eakablesehefailureofthetalismaohisbed,andamiwoafterwardtheoldwomalyaicallybesidehi
&herspoke,butbothlaysilehetigoftheclock.Astaircreaked,andasqueakymouseshthewall.Thedarknessressive,andafterlyingforsometimesguphisce,thehusbandtooktheboxofmatdstrikiairsforadle.
Atthefootofthestairsthemattout,aostrikeathesamemomentaknock,soquietahyastobescarcelyaudible,souhefrontdoor.
&chesfellfromhishaoodmotionless,hisbreathsuspeheknockeated.Theurnedalyba,ahedoorbehindhiAthirdknodedthroughthehouse.
"What'sthat?"criedtheold.
"Arat,"saidtheoldman,inshaki;arat.Itpassedmeoairs."
Hisiening.Aloudkhroughthehouse.
"It'sHerbert!"shescreamed."It'sHerbert!"
&hedoor,butherhusbandwasbeforeher,andgherbythearm,heldhertightly.
&quoingtodo?"hewhisperedhoarsely.
"It'smyboy;it'sHerbert!"shecried,strugglingmeically."itwastwomilesaway.Whatareyouholdigo.Imustopenthedoor."
&quod'ssake,don'tletitin,"criedthe.
"You'reafraidofyourownson,"shecried,struggling."Letmego.I'mi;I'ming."
&herknoother.TheoldwomanwithasuddenwrenchbrokefreeandranfromtherooHerhusbahelanding,aerherappealinglyasshehurrieddowherattlebadthebottomboltdrawnslowlyandstifflyfromthesotheoldwoman'svoiedandpanting.
"Thebolt,"shecriedloudly."edown.I'treachit."
Butherhusbandwasonhishandsandkneesgropingwildlyonthefloorihepaw.Ifhelyfihethiifusilladeofkedthroughthehouse,ahesgofachairashiswifeputitdowninthepassageagainstthedoor.Heheardthegoftheboltasitcameslowlybadatthesamemomehemonkey'spaw,andfranticallybreathedhisthirdandlastwish.
Theknogceasedsuddenly,althoughtheechoesofitwerestillinthehouse.Heheardthechairdrawnbadthedooropened.Adrushedupthestairdalongloudwailofdisappoiandmiseryfromhiswifegavehimcetorundowntoherside,ahegatebeyolampfligoppositeshoneoaedroad.
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