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Chapter 13. Patriarchal

           

           Orrather,sheleftabouthalfofherselfateighteenyearsofagebehind,andgraftedtherestontotherelictofthelateMrF.;thusmakingamoralmermaidofherself,whichheronceboy-lovercontemplatedwithfeelingswhereinhissenseofthesorrowfulandhissenseofthecomicalwerecuriouslyblended.

           Forexample.AsiftherewereasecretunderstandingbetweenherselfandClennamofthemostthrillingnature;asifthefirstofatrainofpost-chaisesandfour,extendingallthewaytoScotland,wereatthatmomentroundthecorner;andasifshecouldn’t(andwouldn’t)havewalkedintotheParishChurchwithhim,undertheshadeofthefamilyumbrella,withthePatriarchalblessingonherhead,andtheperfectconcurrenceofallmankind;Floracomfortedhersoulwithagoniesofmysterioussignalling,expressingdreadofdiscovery.Withthesensationofbecomingmoreandmorelight-headedeveryminute,ClennamsawtherelictofthelateMrF.enjoyingherselfinthemostwonderfulmanner,byputtingherselfandhimintheiroldplaces,andgoingthroughalltheoldperformances—now,whenthestagewasdusty,whenthescenerywasfaded,whentheyouthfulactorsweredead,whentheorchestrawasempty,whenthelightswereout.Andstill,throughallthisgrotesquerevivalofwhatherememberedashavingoncebeenprettilynaturaltoher,hecouldnotbutfeelthatitrevivedatsightofhim,andthattherewasatendermemoryinit.

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