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`` An ' that adopted daughter o ' theirn , Buck Gowdy 's sister-in-law , eh ? '' I wished I could have admitted this ; but I had to explain that Virginia had not been there . For some reason she seemed in better spirits when she learned this . When it came time for dinner , which on Sunday was at one o'clock , she insisted on getting the meal ; and seemed to be terribly anxious for fear everything might not be good . It was a delicious meal , and to see her preparing it , and then clearing up the table and washing the dishes gave me quite a thrill . It was so much like what I had seen in my visions -- and so different . `` Now , '' said she , coming and sitting down by me , and laying her hand on mine , `` ai n't this more like it ?