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Chapter 26. Nobody’s State of Mind

           Yourmistakemakesmypositionaverydelicateone.NowordonthistopichaseverpassedbetweenMrHenryGowanandmyself.’

           MrsGowanglancedattheotherendoftheroom,wherehersonwasplayingecarteonasofa,withtheoldladywhowasforachargeofcavalry.

           ‘Notinhisconfidence?No,’saidMrsGowan.‘Nowordhaspassedbetweenyou?No.ThatIcanimagine.Butthereareunexpressedconfidences,MrClennam;andasyouhavebeentogetherintimatelyamongthesepeople,Icannotdoubtthataconfidenceofthatsortexistsinthepresentcase.PerhapsyouhaveheardthatIhavesufferedthekeenestdistressofmindfromHenry’shavingtakentoapursuitwhich—well!’shrugginghershoulders,‘averyrespectablepursuit,Idaresay,andsomeartistsare,asartists,quitesuperiorpersons;still,weneveryetinourfamilyhavegonebeyondanAmateur,anditisapardonableweaknesstofeelalittle—’

           AsMrsGowanbrokeofftoheaveasigh,Clennam,howeverresolutetobemagnanimous,couldnotkeepdownthethoughtthattherewasmightylittledangerofthefamily’severgoingbeyondanAmateur,evenasitwas.

           ‘Henry,’themotherresumed,‘isself-willedandresolute;andasthesepeoplenaturallystraineverynervetocatchhim,Icanentertainverylittlehope,MrClennam,thatthethingwillbebrokenoff.

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