Of Frost and Fire
Then she told him--she told him what had been found at the bottom of the old Lee well--she told him what had been the real fate of the lovely, laughing young wife whose name for twelve bitter years had never crossed his lips.
It was not until the next evening that Emily saw the doctor. She was lying in bed, weak and limp, red as a beet with the measles rash, but quite herself again. Allan Burnley stood by the bed and looked down at her.
"Emily--dear little child--do you know what you have done for me? God knows how you did it."
"I thought you didn't believe in God," said Emily, wonderingly.
"You have given me back my faith in Him, Emily."
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