His eyes, welled up all of a sudden. Even though he knew she was fast asleep and couldn't see him cry, he still turned his head away forcefully and closed his eyes. After a long while, Elijah Smith let out a long sigh, carefully pulled his arm out, got down from the bed, picked up the pen and paper on the bedside table, and left a note for Ella Adams, "Remember to eat when you wake up, take care of yourself. I'm going to see my sister."
Then he picked up his clothes from the ground, dressed neatly, and left quietly.
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In the afternoon, Isabel Smith was with Raymond in their usual routine until Raymond fell asleep at night.
When Isabel Smith was putting Raymond to bed, she thought of what Thomas Quincy had told her at noon. So she cautiously started a conversation with Raymond, trying to fish for his feelings, "Raymond, what would you do if your mother suddenly appeared?"