Mr. Sherwood bore the journey much better than they expected, and they
carried him to the room which, by Dexie's forethought, had been provided
with everything that could add to his comfort. The house was quiet and
still, and a good hour's rest fortified him for the visit that his wife
must soon make to his room.
Mrs. Sherwood had been persuaded into taking a drive with the doctor's wife
about the time the train was expected, and she had been kept away long
enough for Mr. Sherwood to rally from the fatigue of the journey. Gussie,
with the rest of the family, had witnessed his arrival from an upper
window, and wept sorely at seeing her father carried into the house on a
bed, remembering how well and strong he had walked out of it a few short
weeks before.
When Mrs. Sherwood arrived, and found that her husband had been brought
home in her absence, she felt very much hurt, and she entered the room
subdued and quiet; but when she beheld the change that had taken place in
her strong, robust husband since she had last seen him, nothing but the
doctor's presence prevented her from throwing herself across the bed.
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