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Chapter 26. Nobody’s State of Mind

           Genteelblindsandmakeshiftsweremoreorlessobservableassoonastheirdoorswereopened;screensnothalfhighenough,whichmadedining-roomsoutofarchedpassages,andwardedoffobscurecornerswherefootboyssleptatnightswiththeirheadsamongtheknivesandforks;curtainswhichcalleduponyoutobelievethattheydidn’thideanything;panesofglasswhichrequestedyounottoseethem;manyobjectsofvariousforms,feigningtohavenoconnectionwiththeirguiltysecret,abed;disguisedtrapsinwalls,whichwereclearlycoal-cellars;affectationsofnothoroughfares,whichwereevidentlydoorstolittlekitchens.Mentalreservationsandartfulmysteriesgrewoutofthesethings.Callerslookingsteadilyintotheeyesoftheirreceivers,pretendednottosmellcookingthreefeetoff;people,confrontingclosetsaccidentallyleftopen,pretendednottoseebottles;visitorswiththeirheadsagainstapartitionofthincanvas,andapageandayoungfemaleathighwordsontheotherside,madebelievetobesittinginaprimevalsilence.Therewasnoendtothesmallsocialaccommodation-billsofthisnaturewhichthegipsiesofgentilitywereconstantlydrawingupon,andacceptingfor,oneanother.

           SomeoftheseBohemianswereofanirritabletemperament,asconstantlysouredandvexedbytwomentaltrials:thefirst,theconsciousnessthattheyhadnevergotenoughoutofthepublic;thesecond,theconsciousnessthatthepublicwereadmittedintothebuilding.

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