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Chapter 26. Nobody’s State of Mind

           Iapprehendthegirl’sfortunewillbeverysmall;Henrymighthavedonemuchbetter;thereisscarcelyanythingtocompensatefortheconnection:still,heactsforhimself;andifIfindnoimprovementwithinashorttime,Iseenoothercoursethantoresignmyselfandmakethebestofthesepeople.Iaminfinitelyobligedtoyouforwhatyouhavetoldme.’

           Assheshruggedhershoulders,Clennamstifflybowedagain.Withanuneasyflushuponhisface,andhesitationinhismanner,hethensaidinastilllowertonethanhehadadoptedyet:

           ‘MrsGowan,IscarcelyknowhowtoacquitmyselfofwhatIfeeltobeaduty,andyetImustaskyouforyourkindconsiderationinattemptingtodischargeit.Amisconceptiononyourpart,averygreatmisconceptionifImayventuretocallitso,seemstorequiresettingright.YouhavesupposedMrMeaglesandhisfamilytostraineverynerve,Ithinkyousaid—’

           ‘Everynerve,’repeatedMrsGowan,lookingathimincalmobstinacy,withhergreenfanbetweenherfaceandthefire.

           ‘TosecureMrHenryGowan?’

           Theladyplacidlyassented.

           ‘Nowthatissofar,’saidArthur,‘frombeingthecase,thatIknowMrMeaglestobeunhappyinthismatter;andtohaveinterposedallreasonableobstacleswiththehopeofputtinganendtoit.’

           MrsGowanshutuphergreatgreenfan,tappedhimonthearmwithit,andtappedhersmilinglips.‘Why,ofcourse,’saidshe.‘JustwhatImean.’

           Arthurwatchedherfaceforsomeexplanationofwhatshedidmean.

           ‘Areyoureallyserious,MrClennam?Don’tyousee?’

           Arthurdidnotsee;andsaidso.

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