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He was bent on making up for his long loss of Edie , and for the still longer loss of her that had to be . They felt that his brilliant presence kept the invading darkness from her door . Autumn passed , and winter and spring , and in summer Edith was still with them . Anne was no longer a stranger in her husband 's house since her child had been born in it ; but in the long light evenings , after Peggy had been put to bed at six o'clock , Peggy 's mother was once more alien and alone . It was then that she would get up and leave her husband -LRB- why not , since he left her ? -RRB- and slip from Prior Street to Thurston Square ; then that she moved once more superbly in her superior circle . She was proud of her circle .