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Chapter 6

           WhenIenteredtheroom,theman,whohadenteredbutamomentbeforeme,andwasstillunpackinghisparcels,wassayingsomethingtohiswifeinanexcitedmanner.Thenewswasapparentlybad,asusual,forthewomanbeganwhimpering.Theman’sfaceseemedtometoberefinedandevenpleasant.Hewasdark-complexioned,andabouttwenty-eightyearsofage;heworeblackwhiskers,andhislipandchinwereshaved.Helookedmorose,butwithasortofprideofexpression.Acuriousscenefollowed.

           “Therearepeoplewhofindsatisfactionintheirowntouchyfeelings,especiallywhentheyhavejusttakenthedeepestoffence;atsuchmomentstheyfeelthattheywouldratherbeoffendedthannot.Theseeasily-ignitednatures,iftheyarewise,arealwaysfullofremorseafterwards,whentheyreflectthattheyhavebeententimesasangryastheyneedhavebeen.

           “Thegentlemanbeforemegazedatmeforsomesecondsinamazement,andhiswifeinterror;asthoughtherewassomethingalarminglyextraordinaryinthefactthatanyonecouldcometoseethem.Butsuddenlyhefelluponmealmostwithfury;Ihadhadnotimetomuttermorethanacoupleofwords;buthehaddoubtlessobservedthatIwasdecentlydressedand,therefore,tookdeepoffencebecauseIhaddaredenterhisdensounceremoniously,andspyoutthesqualoranduntidinessofit.

           “Ofcoursehewasdelightedtogetholdofsomeoneuponwhomtoventhisrageagainstthingsingeneral.

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