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           LeathasshehadneverknownhowtorevealherselftoDarrow.

           Asthecourtshipprogressed,andtheygrewmoreconfidential,hersuitorsurprisedanddelightedherbylittleexplosionsofrevolutionarysentiment.Hesaid:“Shallyoumind,Iwonder,ifItellyouthatyouliveinadread-fullyconventionalatmosphere?”and,seeingthatshemanifestlydidnotmind:“OfcourseIshallsaythingsnowandthenthatwillhorrifyyourdeardelightfulparents—Ishallshockthemawfully,Iwarnyou.”

           Inconfirmationofthiswarninghepermittedhimselfanoccasionalplayfulflingattheregularchurch-goingofMr.andMrs.Summers,attheinnocuouscharacteroftheliteratureintheirlibrary,andattheirguilelessappreciationsinart.HeevenventuredtobanterMrs.SummersonherrefusaltoreceivetheirrepressibleKittyMaynewho,afterarapidpassagewithGeorgeDarrow,wasnowinvolvedinanotherandmoreflagrantadventure.

           “InEurope,youknow,thehusbandisregardedastheonlyjudgeinsuchmatters.Aslongasheacceptsthesituation—”Mr.LeathexplainedtoAnna,whotookhisviewthemoreemphaticallyinordertoconvinceherselfthat,personally,shehadnonebutthemosttolerantsentimentstowardthelady.

           ThesubversivenessofMr.Leath’sopinionswasenhancedbythedistinctionofhisappearanceandthereserveofhismanners.Hewasliketheanarchistwithagardeniainhisbuttonholewhofiguresinthehighermelodrama.

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