She had been working in it that day , and felt tired . She was all alone in the house and the loneliness filled her with a faint dread . She had tried all that day to reconcile herself to Christopher 's marriage , and had partially succeeded . She told herself that she could still watch over him and care for his comfort . She would even try to love Victoria ; after all , it might be pleasant to have another woman in the house . So , sitting there , she fed her hungry soul with these husks of comfort . When she heard Christopher 's step she moved about quickly to get a light . He frowned when he saw her ; he had always resented her sitting up for him . He sat down by the stove and took off his boots , while Eunice got a lunch for him . After he had eaten it in silence he made no move to go to bed . A chill , premonitory fear crept over Eunice . It did not surprise her at all when Christopher finally said , abruptly , `` Eunice , I 've a notion to get married this spring . '' Eunice clasped her hands together under the table . It was what she had been expecting . She said so , in a monotonous voice . `` We must make some arrangement for -- for you , Eunice , '' Christopher went on , in a hurried , hesitant way , keeping his eyes riveted doggedly on his plate . `` Victoria does n't exactly like -- well , she thinks it 's better for young married folks to begin life by themselves , and I guess she 's about right . You would n't find it comfortable , anyhow , having to step back to second place after being mistress here so long . '' Eunice tried to speak , but only an indistinct murmur came from her bloodless lips . The sound made Christopher look up .
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