He was quite composed when he came down to tea , an hour later , though he was unusually pale and had purple shadows under his large eyes . Mr. Leonard scrutinized him somewhat anxiously ; it suddenly occurred to the old minister that Felix was looking more delicate than his wont this spring . Well , he had studied hard all winter , and he was certainly growing very fast . When vacation came he must be sent away for a visit . `` They tell me Naomi Clark is real sick , '' said Janet . `` She has been ailing all winter , and now she 's fast to her bed . Mrs. Murphy says she believes the woman is dying , but nobody dares tell her so . She wo n't give in she 's sick , nor take medicine . And there 's nobody to wait on her except that simple creature , Maggie Peterson . '' `` I wonder if I ought to go and see her , '' said Mr. Leonard uneasily . `` What use would it be to bother yourself ? You know she would n't see you -- she 'd shut the door in your face like she did before . She 's an awful wicked woman -- but it 's kind of terrible to think of her lying there sick , with no responsible person to tend her . '' `` Naomi Clark is a bad woman and she lived a life of shame , but I like her , for all that , '' remarked Felix , in the grave , meditative tone in which he occasionally said rather startling things . Mr. Leonard looked somewhat reproachfully at Janet Andrews , as if to ask her why Felix should have attained to this dubious knowledge of good and evil under her care ; and Janet shot a dour look back which , being interpreted , meant that if Felix went to the district school she could not and would not be held responsible if he learned more there than arithmetic and Latin . `` What do you know of Naomi Clark to like or dislike ? '' she asked curiously . `` Did you ever see her ? '' `` Oh , yes , '' Felix replied , addressing himself to his cherry preserve with considerable gusto . `` I was down at Spruce Cove one night last summer when a big thunderstorm came up .
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