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He knelt by the bed and bent over her, draining their last moment to its lees; and in the silence there passed between them the word which made all clear.

Edith Wharton
Silence, Bed, Lasts
Edith Wharton (2013). “Delphi Works of Edith Wharton (Illustrated)”, p.732, Delphi Classics
He knelt by the bed and bent over her, draining their last moment to its lees; and in the silence there passed between them the word which made all clear.