the story of an Hour
kate chopin 1894
knowing that Mrs Mallard was afflicted with aheart trouble great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death.
it was her sister josephine who told her in broken sentences veiled hints that revealed in half concealing. her husband's friend richards was there too near her. it was he who had been in the newspaper office when intelligence of the railroad disaster was received with brenty mallard's name leading the list of "killed".he had only taken the time to assure himself of its truth by a second telegram,and had hastened to forestall any less careful less careful less tender friend in bearing the sad message