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&sayshewas.Webelievedshehadtodothat.Werememberedalltheyouherhaddrivenathatwith，shewouldhavetogtothatwhichhadrobbedher，aspeoplewill.
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Shewassickftime.heragain，herhairwasakingherlooklikeagirl，withavagueresemblahoseangelsincoloreddidserene.
&ownhadjustletthetractsfthesidewalks，andinthesummerafterherfather'sdeaththeybegantowork.Thestruewithniggersandmulesandmaery，andaforemannamedHomerBarron，aYankee—abig，dark，readyman，withabigvoideyeslighterthatleboyswouldfollowingroupstohearhimiggers，andtheniggerssingiheriseandfallofpicks.Prettysoonhekneweverybodyintown.Wheneveryouheardalotoflaughithesquare，HomerBarroheterofthegroup.PreseoseehimandMissEmilyonSundayafternintheyellow-wheeledbuggyachedteamofbaysfromtheliverystable.
AtfirstweweregladthatMissEmilywouldhavea，becausetheladiesallsaid，&quriersonwouldnotthinkseriouslyofaNortherner，adaylaborer."Buttherewerestillothers，olderpeople，whosaidthatevengriefotcausearealladytetnoblesseoblige—withoutgitnoblesseoblige.Theyjustsaid，"PoorEmily.Herkinsfolkshouldetoher."ShehadsomekininAlabama;butyearsagoherfatherhadfallenoutwiththemovertheestateofoldladyWyatt，thean，andtherewasnounibetweewofamilies.Theyhadnoteveedatthefuneral.
Andassoonastheoldpeoplesaid，"PoorEmily"，thewhisperingbegan."Doyousupposeit'sreallyso?"theysaidtoo;Ofcourseitis.Whatelsecould..."Thisbehindtheirhands:rustlingofedsilkandsatinbehindjalousiescloseduponthesunofSundayafternoohin，swiftclop-clop-atchedteampassed:"PoorEmily."
Shecarriedherheadhighenough—evenwheshewasfallen.ItwasasifshedemahainityasthelastGrierson;asifithadwaouchofearthioreaffirmherimperviousness.Likewheheratpoison，thearsenic.Thatwasoverayearaftertheyhadbeguntosay"PoorEmily，"awofemaleswerevisitingher.
"Ioison."shesaidtist.Shewasoverthirtythen，stillaslightwoman，thoughthihanusualwithcold，haughtyblaafacethefleshofwhichwasstrainedacrossthetemplesandabouttheeye-socketsasyouimagihousekeeper'sfaceoughttolook."Ioison."shesaid.
"Yes，MissEmily.Whatkind?Forratsandsuch?I'dreend—"
"Iwayouhave.Idon'tcarewhatkind."
&namedseveral."They'llkillanythinguptoa.Butwhatyouwantis—"
"ArseniissEmilysaid，"Isthatagoodo;
"Is...arsenic?Yes，ma'aButwhatyouwant—"
"Iwa;
&lookeddownather.Shelookedbackathim，erect，herfacelikeastrainedflag."Why，ofcourse，&quistsaid."Ifthat'swhatyouwant.Butthelawrequiresyoutotellwhatytouseitfor."
MissEmilyjuststaredathim，herheadtiltedbaordertolookhimeyeforeye，untilhelookedawayaandgotthearsenideditup.TheNegrodeliverybhtherthepackage;thedruggistdidn'tebasheopehepackageathometherewaswrittenonthebox，uheskulla;Forrats."
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Sothedayweallsaid，"Shewillkillherself";awouldbethebestthing.WhenshehadfirstbeguhHomerBarron，wehadsaid，"Shewillmarryhi"Thenwesaid，"Shewillpersuadehimyet，"beselfhadremarked—helikedmen，anditwasknownthathedrankwiththeyouheElk'sClub—thathewasnman.Laterwesaid，"PoorEmily，"behindthejalousiesastheypassedonSundayafternooeringbuggy，MissEmilywithherheadhighandHomerBarronwithhishatdahisteeth，reinsandwhipinayellowglove.
TheheladiesbegantosaythatitwasadisgracetothetownaotheyouhemendidnotwanttoilasttheladiesforcedtheBaptistminister—MissEmily'speoplewereEpiscopal—toher.Heweenedduringthatiherefusedtogoba.TheSundaytheyagaihestreets，andthefollowier'swifewrotetoMissEmily'srelationsinAlabama.
Soshehadblood-kinunderherroofagaibackwatents.Atfirstnothihehattheyweretobemarried.WelearMissEmilyhadbeentothejeweler'sandorderedaman'stoiletsetihelettersH.B.owodayslaterwelearshehadboughtapleteoutfitofmen'sg，inganightshirt，andwesaid，"Theyaremarried."Wewerereallyglad.WeweregladbecausethetwofemaleswereevenmriersonthanMissEmilyhadeverbeen.
&surprisedwhenHomerBarroshadbeeimesine.Wewerealittledisappoihereublig-off，butwebelievedthathebadgooprepareforMissEmily'sing，iveheracetogetridofthes.（BythattimeitwasadwewereallMissEmily'salliestohelptthes.）Sureenough，afteraheydeparted.And，asectedallalong，withinthreedaysHomerBarronwasba.AneighborsawtheNegromanadmithimatthekitdooratduskoneevening.
AndthatwasthelastwesawofHomerBarron.AndofMissEmilyforsometime.TheNegromainandoutwiththemarketbasket，butthefrontdoorremainedowandthenwewouldseeheratawindowforamoment，asthemendidthatheysprihelime，butforalmostsixmoappearohehiswastobeexpectedtoo;asifthatqualityofherfatherwhichhadthwartedherwoman'slifesomanytimeshadbeentoovirulentandtoofurioustodie.
&sawMissEmily，shehadgrownfatandherhairwasturninggray.Durifewyearsitgrewgrayerailitattainedanevenpepper-and-saltiron-gray，wheurning.Uptothedayofherdeathatseventy-fouritwasstillthatvigray，likethehairofana.
Fromthattimeodoorremainedclosed，saveforaperiodofsixorsevenyears，whenshewasaboutfwhichshegavelessonsintiedupastudioihedownstairsrooms，wherethedaughtersandgranddaughtersofelSartoris'porariesweresehesameregularityandihattheyweresenttoSundayswithatwepiecefortheplate.Meaaxeshadbeeed.
&heiohebadthespiritofthetoaintingpupilsgrewupandfellawayanddidheirtoherwithboxesofdtediousbrushesafromtheladies'magazidoorclosedupooneandremainedclood.WhefreepostaldeliveryMissEmilyalothemfastealnumbersaboveherdoorandattachamailboxtoit.Shewouldhe
Daily，monthly，yearlywewategrrayeraooped，goinginandoutwiththemarketbasket.EachDecemberweseaxnotice，whichwouldbereturofficeaweeklater，unowandthenwewouldseeherihedos—shehadevidentlyshutupthetopfloorofthehouse—likethetorsoofanidolinaniche，lookingornotlookingatus，weevertellwhich.Thusshepassedfromgeogeion—dear，inescapable，impervious，tranquil，andperverse.
Andsoshedied.Fellillinthehousefilledwithdustandshadows，withonlyadromantowaitoevenknowshewassick;wehadlongsiryianyinformationfromtheonoone，probablyoher，forhisvoicehadgrownharshandrusty，asiffromdisuse.
Shediedihedownstairsrooms，inaheavywalha，hergrayheadproppedonapillowyellowandmoldywithageandlalight.
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Thehefirstoftheladiesatthefrontdoorahtheirhushed，sibilaheirquick，curiousglahenhedisappeared.Hewalkedrightthroughthehouseandoutthebadwasnotseenagain.
&wofemaleeatohefuhesedday，withthetowningtolookatMissEmilybehamassofboughtflowers，withthefaceofherfathermusingprofouhebierandtheladiessibilantaheveryoldmeheirbrushedfederateuniforms—onthepordthelawn，talkingofMissEmilyasifshehadbeenaporaryoftheirs，believingthattheyhaddahherandcourtedherperhaps，gtimewithitsmathematicalprogression，astheolddo，toastisnotadiminishingroad，but，instead，ahugemeadoiouches，dividedfromthemnowbythenarrowbottlehemostretdecadeofyears.
Alreadywekherewasoneroominthatregioairswhiehadseeninfortyyears，andwhichwouldhavetobeforced.TheywaiteduntilMissEmilywasdethegrouheyope.
Theviolencedownthedoorseemedtofillthisroomwithpervadingdust.Athin，acridpallasofthetombseemedtolieeverywhereuponthisroomdedfurnishedasforabridal:uponthevalaainsoffadedrosecolor，upontherose-shadedlights，uptable，upoearrayofdtheman'stoiletthiarnishedsilver，silversotarhemonogramwasthemlayadtie，asiftheyhadjustbeenremoved，which，lifted，leftuponthesurfaceapaleti.Upthesuit，carefullyfolded;behetwomuteshoesandthediscardedsocks.
Themanhimselflayinthebed.
Fwhilewejuststoodthere，lookingdorofoundandfleshlessgrin.Thebodyhadapparentlyontheattitudeofanowthelooutlastslove，thatquerseventhegrimaceoflove，had.Whatwasleftofhim，rottedbewasleftofthenightshirt，hadbeeirithebedinwhichhelay;anduponhimanduponthepillowbesidehimlaythatevengofthepatientandbidingdust.
&icedthatinthesedpillowwastheiionofahead.Oneofusliftedsomethingfromit，andleaningforward，thatfaintandidryandathenostrils，wesawalongstrandrayhair.
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爱米丽·格里尔生小姐去世的时候，我们镇上所有的人都去参加了她的葬礼：男人们是因为对这座纪念碑的倒下怀着某种敬意；女人们则大部分是出于好奇，想看看她的房子里面。
那所房子除了一个老仆人——花匠兼厨子之外，近十多年来，没有一个人进去过。
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