Schreiderling’sgenerositystoppedatthehorseHesaidthatanysaddlewoulddoforawomanasnervousasMrsSchreiderling。
Sheneverwasaskedtodance，becauseshedidnotdancewell；andshewassodullanduninteresting，thatherboxveryseldomhadanycardsinitSchreiderlingsaidthatifhehadknownthatshewasgoingtobesuchascare-crowafterhermarriage，hewouldneverhavemarriedherHealwayspridedhimselfonspeakinghismind，didSchreiderling！
HeleftheratSimlaoneAugust，andwentdowntohisregiment。
Thensherevivedalittle，butsheneverrecoveredherlooksI
foundoutattheClubthattheOtherManiscomingupsick——verysick——onanoffchanceofrecoveryThefeverandtheheart-valveshadnearlykilledhimSheknewthat，too，andsheknew——whatI
hadnointerestinknowing——whenhewascomingupIsupposehewrotetotellherTheyhadnotseeneachothersinceamonthbeforetheweddingAndherecomestheunpleasantpartofthestory。
AlatecallkeptmedownattheDovedellHoteltillduskoneeveningMrsSchreidlerlinghadbeenflittingupanddowntheMallalltheafternoonintherainComingupalongtheCart-road，atongapassedme，andmypony，tiredwithstandingsolong，setoffatacanterJustbytheroaddowntotheTongaOfficeMrs。
Schreiderling，drippingfromheadtofoot，waswaitingforthetongaIturnedup-hill，asthetongawasnoaffairofmine；andjustthenshebegantoshriekIwentbackatonceandsaw，undertheTongaOfficelamps，MrsSchreiderlingkneelinginthewetroadbythebackseatofthenewly-arrivedtonga，screaminghideously。
ThenshefellfacedowninthedirtasIcameup。
Sittinginthebackseat，verysquareandfirm，withonehandontheawning-stanchionandthewetpouringoffhishatandmoustache，wastheOtherMan——deadThesixty-mileup-hilljolthadbeentoomuchforhisvalve，IsupposeThetonga-driversaid：——“TheSahibdiedtwostagesoutofSolonTherefore，Itiedhimwitharope，lestheshouldfalloutbytheway，andsocametoSimlaWilltheSahibgivemebukshish？IT。”pointingtotheOtherMan，“shouldhavegivenonerupee。”
TheOtherMansatwithagrinonhisface，asifheenjoyedthejokeofhisarrival；andMrsSchreiderling，inthemud，begantogroanTherewasnooneexceptusfourintheofficeanditwasrainingheavilyThefirstthingwastotakeMrsSchreiderlinghome，andthesecondwastopreventhernamefrombeingmixedupwiththeaffairThetonga-driverreceivedfiverupeestofindabazar’rickshawforMrsSchreiderlingHewastotellthetongaBabuafterwardsoftheOtherMan，andtheBabuwastomakesucharrangementsasseemedbest。
MrsSchreiderlingwascarriedintotheshedoutoftherain，andforthree-quartersofanhourwetwowaitedforthe’rickshawTheOtherManwasleftexactlyashehadarrivedMrsSchreiderlingwoulddoeverythingbutcry，whichmighthavehelpedherShetriedtoscreamassoonashersensescameback，andthenshebeganprayingfortheOtherMan’ssoulHadshenotbeenashonestastheday，shewouldhaveprayedforherownsoultooIwaitedtohearherdothis，butshedidnotThenItriedtogetsomeofthemudoffherhabitLastly，the’rickshawcame，andIgotheraway——
parrtlybyforceItwasaterriblebusinessfrombeginningtoend；butmostofallwhenthe’rickshawhadtosqueezebetweenthewallandthetonga，andshesawbythelamp-lightthatthin，yellowhandgraspingtheawning-stanchion。
ShewastakenhomejustaseveryonewasgoingtoadanceatViceregalLodge——“Peterhoff“itwasthen——andthedoctorfoundthatshehadfallenfromherhorse，thatIhadpickedherupatthebackofJakko，andreallydeservedgreatcreditforthepromptmannerinwhichIhadsecuredmedicalaidShedidnotdie——menofSchreiderling’sstampmarrywomenwhodon’tdieeasilyTheyliveandgrowugly。
Shenevertoldofheronemeeting，sincehermarriage，withtheOtherMan；and，whenthechillandcoughfollowingtheexposureofthatevening，allowedherabroad，sheneverbywordorsignalludedtohavingmetmebytheTongaOfficePerhapssheneverknew。
SheusedtotrotupanddowntheMall，onthatshockingbadsaddle，lookingasifsheexpectedtomeetsomeoneroundthecornereveryminuteTwoyearsafterward，shewentHome，anddied——atBournemouth，Ithink。
Schreiderling，whenhegrewmaudlinatMess，usedtotalkabout“mypoordearwife。”Healwayssetgreatstoreonspeakinghismind，didSchreiderling！
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