Chapter XXV. Ashes Of Tinder: The Loosing Of Stays

           

           WhenHurstwoodgotbacktohisofficeagainhewasinagreaterquandarythanever.Lord,Lord,hethought,whathadhegotinto?Howcouldthingshavetakensuchaviolentturn,andsoquickly?Hecouldhardlyrealisehowithadallcomeabout.Itseemedamonstrous,unnatural,unwarrantedconditionwhichhadsuddenlydescendeduponhimwithouthisletorhindrance.

           MeanwhilehegaveathoughtnowandthentoCarrie.Whatcouldbethetroubleinthatquarter?Noletterhadcome,nowordofanykind,andyethereitwaslateintheeveningandshehadagreedtomeethimthatmorning.To-morrowtheyweretohavemetandgoneoff—where?Hesawthatintheexcitementofrecenteventshehadnotformulatedaplanuponthatscore.Hewasdesperatelyinlove,andwouldhavetakengreatchancestowinherunderordinarycircumstances,butnow—nowwhat?Supposingshehadfoundoutsomething?Supposingshe,too,wrotehimandtoldhimthatsheknewall—thatshewouldhavenothingmoretodowithhim?Itwouldbejustlikethistohappenasthingsweregoingnow.Meanwhilehehadnotsentthemoney.

           Hestrolledupanddownthepolishedflooroftheresort,hishandsinhispockets,hisbrowwrinkled,hismouthset.Hewasgettingsomevaguecomfortoutofagoodcigar,butitwasnopanaceafortheillwhichaffectedhim.Everyonceinawhilehewouldclinchhisfingersandtaphisfoot—signsofthestirringmentalprocesshewasundergoing.Hiswholenaturewasvigorouslyandpowerfullyshakenup,andhewasfindingwhatlimitsthemindhastoendurance.Hedrankmorebrandyandsodathanhehadanyeveninginmonths.

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