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promises of misty mornings and golden afternoons; newly ripening apples

and sountain air; it was a

perfect antidote for her malaise。 The small house on its high perch was

everything the rental agent had promised。 No matter that her small car

had nearly e apart jolting over bumps and ruts in the steadily

climbing dirt road; the house was charming。 It sat peacefully in the

arms of giant maples and towering firs; its brown weathered shingles and

silver slate roof blending with the earthen road and the gray of the

sky。 Low shrubbery; aged a fall green; bordered the house。 Taller lilac

bushes; their fragrant blossoms long gone but imagined; straddled the

ebony front door。

Inside; the cottage was as pact as its surroundings were generous;

with an open…hearthed living room at the front; a kitchen; bedroom; and

bath at the rear。 A narrow stairway on the far side led to a dormered

attic。 Decorated functionally and fortably; the whole was a far cry

from her elegant New York apartment; but the difference pleased her。

This was a neutral spot; a place of few luxuries and no memories; a

place where she could face life for the pleasure of the day。

And this had been a tiring one。 Its morning had been filled with

last minute errands…to the bank for money; to the library and the

bookstore for the week's entertainment; to the university for a delivery

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