And by some malicious stroke of fate, there was an epidemic of scarlet fever raging out there. The authorities wouldn't lift the quarantine and let them out for her funeral.
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- But I suppose your sister has told you all about that.
- No, not very much, except...
- Your wife was killed in a street accident, wasn't she?
- Yes, in Philadelphia. A brewery wagon and four horses ran her down.
- It's something I don't like to think about very often.
- Poor beautiful Margaret. Well, it's like a nightmare, and I still can't feel reconciled, but...
- Well, what I was driving at was the children. They were in school when she died...
- I wish I could do something about it.
- It's a frightful notion, but they don't let me play when they're at home.
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