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Chapter 27

           WhereasLydgatewasalwayslistenedto,borehimselfwiththecarelesspolitenessofconscioussuperiority,andseemedtohavetherightclothesonbyacertainnaturalaffinity,withouteverhavingtothinkaboutthem.Rosamondwasproudwhenheenteredtheroom,andwhenheapproachedherwithadistinguishingsmile,shehadadelicioussensethatshewastheobjectofenviablehomage.IfLydgatehadbeenawareofalltheprideheexcitedinthatdelicatebosom,hemighthavebeenjustaswellpleasedasanyotherman,eventhemostdenselyignorantofhumoralpathologyorfibroustissue:hehelditoneoftheprettiestattitudesofthefemininemindtoadoreaman’spre-eminencewithouttoopreciseaknowledgeofwhatitconsistedin.ButRosamondwasnotoneofthosehelplessgirlswhobetraythemselvesunawares,andwhosebehaviorisawkwardlydrivenbytheirimpulses,insteadofbeingsteeredbywarygraceandpropriety.Doyouimaginethatherrapidforecastandruminationconcerninghouse-furnitureandsocietywereeverdiscernibleinherconversation,evenwithhermamma?Onthecontrary,shewouldhaveexpressedtheprettiestsurpriseanddisapprobationifshehadheardthatanotheryoungladyhadbeendetectedinthatimmodestprematurenessindeed,wouldprobablyhavedisbelievedinitspossibility.

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