He never did it afore -- always slept in his kennel real quiet and canny from train to train . But he sure had something on his mind last night . '' Dog Monday was lying in his kennel . He wagged his tail and licked Rilla 's hand . But he would not touch the food she brought for him . `` I 'm afraid he 's sick , '' she said anxiously . She hated to go away and leave him . But no bad news came that day -- nor the next -- nor the next . Rilla 's fear lifted . Dog Monday howled no more and resumed his routine of train meeting and watching . When five days had passed the Ingleside people began to feel that they might be cheerful again . Rilla dashed about the kitchen helping Susan with the breakfast and singing so sweetly and clearly that Cousin Sophia across the road heard her and croaked out to Mrs. Albert , '' ` Sing before eating , cry before sleeping , ' I 've always heard . '' But Rilla Blythe shed no tears before the nightfall . When her father , his face grey and drawn and old , came to her that afternoon and told her that Walter had been killed in action at Courcelette she crumpled up in a pitiful little heap of merciful unconsciousness in his arms . Nor did she waken to her pain for many hours . CHAPTER XXIII `` AND SO , GOODNIGHT '' The fierce flame of agony had burned itself out and the grey dust of its ashes was over all the world . Rilla 's younger life recovered physically sooner than her mother . For weeks Mrs. Blythe lay ill from grief and shock . Rilla found it was possible to go on with existence , since existence had still to be reckoned with . There was work to be done , for Susan could not do all .
XXXXX her mother 's sake she had to put on calmness and endurance as a garment in the day ; but night after night she lay in her bed , weeping the bitter rebellious tears of youth until at last tears were all wept out and the little patient ache that was to be in her heart until she died took their place .
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