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Chapter 4

           

           Inthefirstplace,thisnewwomanunderstoodagooddealmorethanwasusualforyoungpeopleofherage;somuchindeed,thatTotskicouldnothelpwonderingwhereshehadpickedupherknowledge.Surelynotfromher“younglady’slibrary”?Itevenembracedlegalmatters,andthe“world”ingeneral,toaconsiderableextent.

           Hercharacterwasabsolutelychanged.Nomoreofthegirlishalternationsoftimidityandpetulance,theadorablenaivete,thereveries,thetears,theplayfulness...Itwasanentirelynewandhithertounknownbeingwhonowsatandlaughedathim,andinformedhimtohisfacethatshehadneverhadthefaintestfeelingforhimofanykind,exceptloathingandcontemptcontemptwhichhadfollowedcloselyuponhersensationsofsurpriseandbewildermentafterherfirstacquaintancewithhim.

           Thisnewwomangavehimfurthertounderstandthatthoughitwasabsolutelythesametoherwhomhemarried,yetshehaddecidedtopreventthismarriagefornoparticularreason,butthatshechosetodoso,andbecauseshewishedtoamuseherselfathisexpenseforthatitwas“quiteherturntolaughalittlenow!”

           Suchwereherwordsverylikelyshedidnotgiveherrealreasonforthiseccentricconduct;but,atallevents,thatwasalltheexplanationshedeignedtooffer.

           Meanwhile,Totskithoughtthematteroveraswellashisscatteredideaswouldpermit.Hismeditationslastedafortnight,however,andattheendofthattimehisresolutionwastaken.

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