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Chapter XXXIII. Without The Walled City: The Slope Of The Years

           Shefeltthoroughlyboundtohimasawife,andthatherlotwascastwithhis,whateveritmightbe;butshebegantoseethathewasgloomyandtaciturn,notayoung,strong,andbuoyantman.Helookedalittlebitoldtoherabouttheeyesandmouthnow,andtherewereotherthingswhichplacedhiminhistruerank,sofarasherestimationwasconcerned.Shebegantofeelthatshehadmadeamistake.Incidentally,shealsobegantorecallthefactthathehadpracticallyforcedhertofleewithhim.

           ThenewflatwaslocatedinThirteenthStreet,ahalfblockwestofSixthAvenue,andcontainedonlyfourrooms.ThenewneighbourhooddidnotappealtoCarrieasmuch.Therewerenotreeshere,nowestviewoftheriver.Thestreetwassolidlybuiltup.Thereweretwelvefamilieshere,respectableenough,butnothingliketheVances.Richerpeoplerequiredmorespace.

           Beingleftaloneinthislittleplace,Carriedidwithoutagirl.Shemadeitcharmingenough,butcouldnotmakeitdelighther.Hurstwoodwasnotinwardlypleasedtothinkthattheyshouldhavetomodifytheirstate,buthearguedthathecoulddonothing.Hemustputthebestfaceonit,andletitgoatthat.

           HetriedtoshowCarriethattherewasnocauseforfinancialalarm,butonlycongratulationoverthechancehewouldhaveattheendoftheyearbytakingherrathermorefrequentlytothetheatreandbyprovidingaliberaltable.Thiswasforthetimeonly.Hewasgettingintheframeofmindwherehewantedprincipallytobealoneandtobeallowedtothink.Thediseaseofbroodingwasbeginningtoclaimhimasavictim.

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