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Chapter 17. Nobody’s Rival

           Theeffectofthischeeringdiscoveryhappenedtobe,thatwhileheseemedtobescrupulouslyfindinggoodinmostmen,hedidinrealityloweritwhereitwas,andsetitupwhereitwasnot;butthatwasitsonlydisagreeableordangerousfeature.

           Itscarcelyseemed,however,toaffordMrMeaglesasmuchsatisfactionastheBarnaclegenealogyhaddone.ThecloudthatClennamhadneverseenuponhisfacebeforethatmorning,frequentlyovercastitagain;andtherewasthesameshadowofuneasyobservationofhimonthecomelyfaceofhiswife.MorethanonceortwicewhenPetcaressedthedog,itappearedtoClennamthatherfatherwasunhappyinseeingherdoit;and,inoneparticularinstancewhenGowanstoodontheothersideofthedog,andbenthisheadatthesametime,ArthurfanciedthathesawtearsrisetoMrMeagles’seyesashehurriedoutoftheroom.Itwaseitherthefacttoo,orhefanciedfurther,thatPetherselfwasnotinsensibletotheselittleincidents;thatshetried,withamoredelicateaffectionthanusual,toexpresstohergoodfatherhowmuchshelovedhim;thatitwasonthisaccountthatshefellbehindtherest,bothastheywenttochurchandastheyreturnedfromit,andtookhisarm.Hecouldnothaveswornbutthatashewalkedaloneinthegardenafterwards,hehadaninstantaneousglimpseofherinherfather’sroom,clingingtobothherparentswiththegreatesttenderness,andweepingonherfather’sshoulder.

           Thelatterpartofthedayturningoutwet,theywerefaintokeepthehouse,lookoverMrMeagles’scollection,andbeguilethetimewithconversation.

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