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Chapter 13. Patriarchal

           

           ‘Noonecoulddispute,Arthur—MrClennam—thatit’squiterightyoushouldbeformallyfriendlytomeunderthealteredcircumstancesandindeedyoucouldn’tbeanythingelse,atleastIsupposenotyououghttoknow,butIcan’thelprecallingthattherewasatimewhenthingswereverydifferent.’

           ‘MydearMrsFinching,’Arthurbegan,struckbythegoodtoneagain.

           ‘Ohnotthatnastyuglyname,sayFlora!’

           ‘Flora.Iassureyou,Flora,Iamhappyinseeingyouoncemore,andinfindingthat,likeme,youhavenotforgottentheoldfoolishdreams,whenwesawallbeforeusinthelightofouryouthandhope.’

           ‘Youdon’tseemso,’poutedFlora,‘youtakeitverycoolly,buthoweverIknowyouaredisappointedinme,IsupposetheChineseladies—Mandarinessesifyoucallthemso—arethecauseorperhapsIamthecausemyself,it’sjustaslikely.’

           ‘No,no,’Clennamentreated,‘don’tsaythat.’

           ‘OhImustyouknow,’saidFlora,inapositivetone,‘whatnonsensenotto,IknowIamnotwhatyouexpected,Iknowthatverywell.’

           Inthemidstofherrapidity,shehadfoundthatoutwiththequickperceptionofaclevererwoman.Theinconsistentandprofoundlyunreasonablewayinwhichsheinstantlywenton,nevertheless,tointerweavetheirlong-abandonedboyandgirlrelationswiththeirpresentinterview,madeClennamfeelasifhewerelight-headed.

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