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Chapter 64

           

           Whatwashetodo?HesawevenmorekeenlythanRosamonddidthedrearinessoftakingherintothesmallhouseinBrideStreet,whereshewouldhavescantyfurniturearoundheranddiscontentwithin:alifeofprivationandlifewithRosamondweretwoimageswhichhadbecomemoreandmoreirreconcilableeversincethethreatofprivationhaddiscloseditself.Butevenifhisresolveshadforcedthetwoimagesintocombination,theusefulpreliminariestothathardchangewerenotvisiblywithinreach.Andthoughhehadnotgiventhepromisewhichhiswifehadaskedfor,hedidnotgoagaintoTrumbull.HeevenbegantothinkoftakingarapidjourneytotheNorthandseeingSirGodwin.Hehadoncebelievedthatnothingwouldurgehimintomakinganapplicationformoneytohisuncle,buthehadnotthenknownthefullpressureofalternativesyetmoredisagreeable.Hecouldnotdependontheeffectofaletter;itwasonlyinaninterview,howeverdisagreeablethismightbetohimself,thathecouldgiveathoroughexplanationandcouldtesttheeffectivenessofkinship.NosoonerhadLydgatebeguntorepresentthissteptohimselfastheeasiestthantherewasareactionofangerthathehewhohadlongagodeterminedtolivealooffromsuchabjectcalculations,suchself-interestedanxietyabouttheinclinationsandthepocketsofmenwithwhomhehadbeenproudtohavenoaimsincommonshouldhavefallennotsimplytotheirlevel,buttothelevelofsolicitingthem.

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