Chapter XXXI

           

           Nextday,thoughIpressedhimtoremain,Stroeveleftme.Iofferedtofetchhisthingsfromthestudio,butheinsistedongoinghimself;Ithinkhehopedtheyhadnotthoughtofgettingthemtogether,sothathewouldhaveanopportunityofseeinghiswifeagainandperhapsinducinghertocomebacktohim.Buthefoundhistrapswaitingforhimintheporter’slodge,andtheconciergetoldhimthatBlanchehadgoneout.Idonotthinkheresistedthetemptationofgivingheranaccountofhistroubles.Ifoundthathewastellingthemtoeveryoneheknew;heexpectedsympathy,butonlyexcitedridicule.

           Heborehimselfmostunbecomingly.Knowingatwhattimehiswifedidhershopping,oneday,unableanylongertobearnotseeingher,hewaylaidherinthestreet.Shewouldnotspeaktohim,butheinsistedonspeakingtoher.Hesplutteredoutwordsofapologyforanywronghehadcommittedtowardsher;hetoldherhelovedherdevotedlyandbeggedhertoreturntohim.Shewouldnotanswer;shewalkedhurriedly,withavertedface.Iimaginedhimwithhisfatlittlelegstryingtokeepupwithher.Pantingalittleinhishaste,hetoldherhowmiserablehewas;hebesoughthertohavemercyonhim;hepromised,ifshewouldforgivehim,todoeverythingshewanted.Heofferedtotakeherforajourney.HetoldherthatStricklandwouldsoontireofher.WhenherepeatedtomethewholesordidlittlesceneIwasoutraged.Hehadshownneithersensenordignity.Hehadomittednothingthatcouldmakehiswifedespisehim.

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