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Shewassickftime.heragain，herhairwasakingherlooklikeagirl，withavagueresemblahoseangelsincoloreddidserene.
&ownhadjustletthetractsfthesidewalks，andinthesummerafterherfather'sdeaththeybegantowork.ThestruewithniggersandmulesandmadaforemannamedHomerBarron，aYankee-abig，dark，readyman，withabigvoideyeslighterthaleboyswouldfollowingroupstohearhimiggers，andtheniggerssingiheriseandfallofpicks.PrettysoonhekneweverybodyintownWheneveryouheardalotoflaughithesquare，HomerBarroheterofthegroup.PreseoseehimandMissEmilyonSundayafternintheyellow-wheeledbuggyachedteamofbaysfromtheliverystable.
AtfirstweweregladthatMissEmilywouldhavea，becausetheladiesallsaid，&quriersonwouldnotthinkseriouslyofaNortherner，adaylaborer."Buttherewerestillothers，olderpeople，whosaidthatevengriefotcausearealladytetnoblesseoblige-withoutgitheyjustsaid，"PoorEmily.Herkinsfolkshouldetoher."ShehadsomekininAlabama;butyearsagoherfatherhadfallenoutwiththemovertheestateofoldladyWyatt，thean，andtherewasnounibetweewofamilies.Theyhadnoteveedatthefuneral.
Andassoonastheoldpeoplesaid，"PoorEmily"，thewhisperi;Doyousupposeit'sreallyso?"theysaidtoo;ofcourseitis.Whatelsecould..."Thisbehindtheirhands:rustlingofedsilkandsatinbehindjalousiescloseduponthesunofSundayafternoohin，swiftclop-atchedteampassed:"PoorEmily".
Shecarriedherheadhighenough-evenwheshewasfallen.ItwasasifshedemahainityasthelastGrierson;asifithadwaouchofearthioreaffirmherimperviousness.Likewheheratpoisowasoverayearaftertheyhadbeguntosay"PoorEmily."awofemaleswerevisitingher.
"Ioison，"shesaidtist.Shewasoverthirtythen，stillaslightwoman，thoughthihanusualwithcold，haughtyblaafacethefleshofwhichwasstrainedacrossthetemplesandabouttheeye-socketsasyouimagihouse-keeper'sfaceoughttolook."Ioison，"shesaid.
"Yes，MissEmily.Whatkind?Forratsandsuch?I'dreend-"
"Iwayouhave.Idon'tcarewhatkind."
&;They'llkillanythinguptoawhatyouwantis-"
"Arseniilysaid"Isthatagoodo;
"Is...arsenic?Yesma'aButwhatyouwant-"
"Iwa;
&lookeddownather.Shelookedbackathim，erect，herfacelikeastrainedflag."Why，ofcourse，&quistsaid."Ifthat'swhatyouwant.Butthelawrequiresyoutotellwhatytouseitfor."
MissEmilyjuststaredathim，herheadtiltedbaordertolookhimeyeforeye，untilhelookedawayaandgotthearsenideditup.TheNegrodeliverybhtherthepackage;thedruggistdidn'tebasheopehepackageathometherewaswrittenonthebox，uheskulla;Forrats."
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Sothedayweallsaid，"Shewillkillherself";awouldbethebestthing.WhenshehadfirstbeguhHomerBarron，wehadsaid，"Shewillmarryhi"Thenwesaid，"Shewillpersuadehimyet，"beselfhadremarked-helikedmen，anditwasknownthathedrankwiththeyouheElk'sClub-thathewasnman.Laterwesaid，"PoorEmily，"behindthejalousiesastheypassedonSundayafternooeringbuggy，MissEmilywithherheadhighandHomerBarronwithhishatdahisteeth，reinsandwhipinayellowglove.
TheheladiesbegantosaythatitwasadisgracetothetownaotheyouhemendidnotwaatlasttheladiesforcedtheBaptistminister-MissEmily'speoplewereEpiscopal-toher.Heweenedduringthatiherefusedtogoba.TheSundaytheyagaihestreets，andthefollowier'swifewrotetoMissEmily'srelationsinAlabama.
Soshehadblood-kinunderherroofagaibackwatents.Atfirstnothihehattheyweretobemarried.WelearMissEmilyhadbeentothejeos;sandorderedaman'stoiletsetihelettersH.B.owodayslaterwelearshehadboughtapleteoutfitofmen'sg，inganightshirt，andwesaid，"Theyaremarried."Wewerereallyglad.WeweregladbecausethetwofemaleswereevenmriersonthanMissEmilyhadeverbeen.
&surprisedwhenHomerBarroshadbeeimesine.Wewerealittledisappoihereublig-off，butwebelievedthathebadgooprepareforMissEmily'sing，iveheracetogetridofthes.（BythattimeitwasadwewereallMissEmily'salliestohelptthes.）Sureeherweektheydeparted.And，asectedallalong，withinthreedaysHomerBarronwasba.AneighborsawtheNegromanadmithimatthekitdooratduskoneevening.
AndthatwasthelastwesawofHomerBarron.AndofMissEmilyforsometime.TheNegromainandoutwiththemarketbasket，butthefrontdoorremainedowandthenwewouldseeheratawindowforamoment，asthemendidthatheyspriforalmostsixmoappearohehiswastobeexpectedtoo;asifthatqualityofherfatherwhichhadthwartedheros;slifesomanytimeshadbeentoovirulentandtoofurioustodie.
&sawMissEmily，shehadgrownfatandherhairwasturninggray.Durifewyearsitgrewgrayerailitattainedanevenpepper-and-saltiroceasedturning.Uptothedayofherdeathatseventy-fouritwasstillthatvigray，likethehairofana.
Fromthattimeodoorremainedclosed，saveforaperiodofsixorsevenyears，whenshewasabwhichshegavelessonsintiedupastudioihedownstairsrooms，wherethedaughtersandgranddaughtersofelSartoris'porariesweresehesameregularityandihattheyweresenttoSundayswithatwepiecefortheeaaxeshadbeeed.
&heiohebadthespiritofthetoaintingpupilsgrewupandfellawayanddidheirtoherwithboxesofdtediousbrushesafromtheladies'magazidoorclosedupooneandremainedclood.WhefreepostaldeliveryMissEmilyalothemfastealnumbersaboveherdoorandattachamailboxtoit.Shewouldhe
Daily，monthly，yearlywewategrrayeraooped，goinginandoutwiththemarketbasket.EachDecemberweseaxnotice，whichwouldbereturofficeaweeklater，unowandthenwewouldseeherihedos-shehadevidentlyshutupthetopfloorofthehouse-likethetorsoofanidolinanigornotlookingatus，weevertellwhich.Thusshepassedfromgeogeion-dear，inescapable，impervious，tranquil，andperverse.
Andsoshedied.Fellillinthehousefilledwithdustandshadows，withonlyadromantowaitoevenknoehadlongsiryianyinformationfromtheonoone，probablyoher，forhisvoicehadgrownharshandrusty，asiffromdisuse.
Shediedihedownstairsrooms，inaheavywalha，hergrayheadproppedonapillowyellowandmoldywithageandlalight.
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Thehefirstoftheladiesatthefrontdoorahtheirhushed，sibilaheirquick，curiousglahenhedisappeared.Hewalkedrightthroughthehouseandoutthebadwasnotseenagain.
&wofemaleeatohefuhesedday，withthetowningtolookatMissEmilybehamassofboughtflowers，withthefaceofherfathermusingprofouhebierandtheladiessibilantaheveryoldmeheirbrushedfederateuniforms-onthepordthelawn，talkingofMissEmilyasifshehadbeenaporaryoftheirs，believingthattheyhaddahherandcourtedherperhaps，gtimewithitsmathematicalprogressiooastisnotadiminishingroad，but，instead，ahugemeadoiouches，dividedfromthemnowbythenarrowbottlehemostretdecadeofyears.
Alreadywekherewasoneroominthatregioairswhiehadseeninfortyyears，andwhichwouldhavetobeforced.TheywaiteduntilMissEmilywasdethegrouheyope.
Theviolencedownthedoorseemedtofillthisroomwithpervadingdust.Athin，acridpallasofthetombseemedtolieeverywhereuponthisroomdedfurnishedasforabridal:uponthevalaainsoffadedrosetherose-shadedlights，uptable，upoearrayofdtheman'stoiletthiarnishedsilver，silversotarhemonogramwasthemlayadtie，asiftheyhadjustbeenremoved，which，lifted，leftuponthesurfaceapaleti.Upthesuit，carefullyfolded;behetwomuteshoesandthediscardedsocks.
Themanhimselflayinthebed.
Fwhilewejuststdorofoundahebodyhadapparentlyontheattitudeofanowthelooutlastslove，thatquerseventhegrimaceoflove，had.Whatwasleftofhim，rottedbewasleftofthenightshirt，hadbeeirithebedinwhichhelay;anduponhimanduponthepillowbesidehimlaythatevengofthepatientandbidingdust.
&icedthatinthesedpillowwastheiionofahead.Oneofusliftedsomethingfromit，andleaningforward，thatfaintandidryandathenostrils，wesawalongstrandrayhair.
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