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On the next day Mrs. Macphail and Mrs. Davidson walk together through the village. They encounter Thompson on two occasions, and both times she calls at them insultingly. Mrs. Davidson feels they must have Horn turn her out of the house. It begins to rain again, and everyone returns to the house, Davidson coming in late and drenched. At lunch he sends the serving girl to ask for an appointment with Thompson. Thompson agrees to meet with him, and he determines to speak with her. Mrs. Davidson believes it to be a waste of time, but Davidson is determined to extend Thompson the full mercy of God as he perceives it. He proceeds downstairs and spends a quiet hour with Thompson. Upon his return he is visibly agitated and angry - Thompson has rejected his offer. Davidson paces and becomes nearly...