—South Bend Tribune February 4, 1904 17 WHEN SHE WOKE, her sister was trying to dress quietly in the dark. The alarm had not sounded, but the hands of the clock still glowed faintly. Hilda stretched a little to see; it was just past five-thirty. “It is all right,” she said. “You can ligh...
—Ralph Waldo Emerson Society and Solitude, 1870 17 THE NEWS OF Sean’s loss of employment was a shock, even though it was not entirely unexpected. Hilda had been giving some thought to the possibility. After she had sympathized with Sean, and Patrick had offered him a drink (which he refuse...