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Chapter 6. Something Right Somewhere

           WhentheyhadfirstmetthisgallantgentlemanatGeneva,Gowanhadbeenundecidedwhethertokickhimorencouragehim;andhadremainedforaboutfour-and-twentyhours,sotroubledtosettlethepointtohissatisfaction,thathehadthoughtoftossingupafive-francpieceontheterms,‘Tails,kick;heads,encourage,’andabidingbythevoiceoftheoracle.Itchanced,however,thathiswifeexpressedadisliketotheengagingBlandois,andthatthebalanceoffeelinginthehotelwasagainsthim.Uponit,Gowanresolvedtoencouragehim.

           Whythisperversity,ifitwerenotinagenerousfit?—whichitwasnot.WhyshouldGowan,verymuchthesuperiorofBlandoisofParis,andverywellabletopullthatprepossessinggentlemantopiecesandfindoutthestuffhewasmadeof,takeupwithsuchaman?Inthefirstplace,heopposedthefirstseparatewishheobservedinhiswife,becauseherfatherhadpaidhisdebtsanditwasdesirabletotakeanearlyopportunityofassertinghisindependence.Inthesecondplace,heopposedtheprevalentfeeling,becausewithmanycapacitiesofbeingotherwise,hewasanill-conditionedman.HefoundapleasureindeclaringthatacourtierwiththerefinedmannersofBlandoisoughttorisetothegreatestdistinctioninanypolishedcountry.HefoundapleasureinsettingupBlandoisasthetypeofelegance,andmakinghimasatireuponotherswhopiquedthemselvesonpersonalgraces.

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