She had won Sylvia 's desire for her ; but Sylvia would go out of her life , and the Old Lady did not see how she was to go on living after that . Yet she sat there unflinchingly for two hours , an upright , indomitable old figure , silently fighting her losing battle with the forces of physical and mental pain , while happy people came and went , and laughed and talked before her . At eight o'clock the Old Lady got off the train at Bright River station , and slipped off unnoticed into the darkness of the wet night . She had two miles to walk , and a cold rain was falling . Soon the Old Lady was wet to the skin and chilled to the marrow . She felt as if she were walking in a bad dream . Blind instinct alone guided her over the last mile and up the lane to her own house . As she fumbled at her door , she realized that a burning heat had suddenly taken the place of her chilliness . She stumbled in over her threshold and closed the door . VI . The October Chapter On the second morning after Old Lady Lloyd 's journey to town , Sylvia Gray was walking blithely down the wood lane . It was a beautiful autumn morning , clear and crisp and sunny ; the frosted ferns , drenched and battered with the rain of yesterday , gave out a delicious fragrance ; here and there in the woods a maple waved a gay crimson banner , or a branch of birch showed pale golden against the dark , unchanging spruces . The air was very pure and exhilarating . Sylvia walked with a joyous lightness of step and uplift of brow . At the beech in the hollow she paused for an expectant moment , but there was nothing among the gray old roots for her . She was just turning away when little Teddy Kimball , who lived next door to the manse , came running down the slope from the direction of the old Lloyd place . Teddy 's freckled face was very pale . `` Oh , Miss Gray ! '' he gasped . `` I guess Old Lady Lloyd has gone clean crazy at last .
The minister 's wife asked me XXXXX run up to the Old Lady , with a message about the Sewing Circle -- and I knocked -- and knocked -- and nobody came -- so I thought I 'd just step in and leave the letter on the table .
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