3719. In the end Harriet excused herself from the card game
and retired to her room for the night. In the morning she seemed to have
recovered completely. She still complained of having ‘La Grippe,’ and was often
seen to retire to her room for a few minutes. But she recovered quickly, and
carried out her duties as the head of her large estate establishment, giving
orders for the shopping, the meals, and the care of the house as usual.
3720. They were in the country at their estate, as you know,
and every night an occasion was found for parties and gatherings with either
the neighbors, or visits of friends or family from the city. The bustle kept
her from remembering what was wrong.
3721. She was almost able to push it out of her mind. In the
morning she would wake up refreshed and rested, but before she was up she would
feel an anxiety with no apparent cause, and then, before she finished combing
her hair, she would be fighting with herself to act in a normal way.
3722. Finally, after three days of torment, her husband
entered her room and found her in tears, with her face pressed into one of
Alexis’ jackets; her favorite, crimson with a dark blue stripe.
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