Alta came home and found me standing there looking at the curtained
window. He opened up the curtain and looked. The room was empty of everyone
except Helen and Ra. They were dancing and kissing each other.
He closed the curtain. He was used to me not being at the party all night
so he had not been alarmed when I left. He cheerfully said to me, "coming
to bed?" I did not answer. I stood silently staring at the curtain. He went
up to bed.
The next morning I got up and fixed breakfast and began reading in Alta's
office. I had decided that I wanted to move and committed myself to making
him a good wife. At about 9AM his first business meeting was due. Our butler
let in the visitor and I went upstairs to get Alta. He was pale. We
sent for the town physician.
The doctor did not know what was wrong but would come by again later.
After many days and weeks, I was low on money and did not know how to access
my husband's money. I dismissed our servants, closed up the house save the
kitchen and the bedroom. I wrote my mom, knowing she would send me money
if I needed it. If he died, I would go home. Then I began to worry. I could
not leave him. All this was my fault.
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doctor and our maid sent Alta's business associates away as they came calling,
one by one.