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slight temporary failure in Fan's perhaps 

 overstrained self-conquest ; but on the next 

 day but one she actually, for the first (and 

 last) time in her life, made Rose welcome to 

 a place beside her on the sacred shawl ; 

 where again they slept side by side like 

 sisters. This, however, was the last gleam 

 of the special sympathy called forth by 

 Rose's troubles. From that day Fan de- 

 cidedly and finally resumed her jealous 

 occupation and guardianship of all sacred 

 places and things, and maintained it energeti- 

 cally to her life's end. 



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