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III. The Custom of the Country

           

           “’Tistheonlysortofpartyastaidmancanfeelsafeatafterthemughavebeenroundafewtimes.”

           “Well,Ican’tunderstandaquietladylikelittlebodylikeTamsinYeobrightcaringtobemarriedinsuchameanway,”saidSusanNunsuch,thewidewoman,whopreferredtheoriginalsubject.“’Tisworsethanthepoorestdo.AndIshouldn’thavecaredabouttheman,thoughsomemaysayhe’sgood-looking.”

           “Togivehimhisduehe’saclever,learnedfellowinhisway—a’mostascleverasClymYeobrightusedtobe.HewasbroughtuptobetterthingsthankeepingtheQuietWoman.Anengineer—that’swhatthemanwas,asweknow;buthethrewawayhischance,andso’atookapublichousetolive.Hislearningwasnousetohimatall.”

           “Veryoftenthecase,”saidOlly,thebesom-maker.“Andyethowpeopledostriveafteritandgetit!Theclassoffolkthatcouldn’tusetomakearoundOtosavetheirbonesfromthepitcanwritetheirnamesnowwithoutasputterofthepen,oftentimeswithoutasingleblot—whatdoIsay?—why,almostwithoutadesktoleantheirstomachsandelbowsupon.”

           “True—’tisamazingwhatapolishtheworldhavebeenbroughtto,”saidHumphrey.

           “Why,aforeIwentasoldierintheBang-upLocals(aswewascalled),intheyearfour,”chimedinGrandferCantlebrightly,“Ididn’tknownomorewhattheworldwaslikethanthecommonestmanamongye.

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