He had n't thought I knew that . I did n't take the smallpox and in another week the doctor came out and sent the policeman home . I was disinfected and William Adolphus was fumigated , and then we were free to go . `` Good-bye , Mr. Bennett , '' I said , offering to shake hands in a forgiving spirit . `` I 've no doubt that you are glad to be rid of me , but you are no gladder than I am to go . I suppose this house will be dirtier than ever in a month 's time , and Mr. Riley will have discarded the little polish his manners have taken on . Reformation with men and dogs never goes very deep . '' With this Parthian shaft I walked out of the house , supposing that I had seen the last of it and Alexander Abraham . I was glad to get back home , of course ; but it did seem queer and lonesome . The cats hardly knew me , and William Adolphus roamed about forlornly and appeared to feel like an exile . I did n't take as much pleasure in cooking as usual , for it seemed kind of foolish to be fussing over oneself . The sight of a bone made me think of poor Mr. Riley . The neighbours avoided me pointedly , for they could n't get rid of the fear that I might erupt into smallpox at any moment . My Sunday School class had been given to another woman , and altogether I felt as if I did n't belong anywhere . I had existed like this for a fortnight when Alexander Abraham suddenly appeared . He walked in one evening at dusk , but at first sight I did n't know him he was so spruced and barbered up . But William Adolphus knew him . Will you believe it , William Adolphus , my own William Adolphus , rubbed up against that man 's trouser leg with an undisguised purr of satisfaction . `` I had to come , Angelina , '' said Alexander Abraham . `` I could n't stand it any longer . ''
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