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Chapter 8. The Dowager Mrs Gowan is reminded that ‘It Never Does’

           Heneversaid,Idiscoveredthisadaptationorinventedthatcombination;butshowedthewholethingasiftheDivineartificerhadmadeit,andhehadhappenedtofindit;somodesthewasaboutit,suchapleasanttouchofrespectwasmingledwithhisquietadmirationofit,andsocalmlyconvincedhewasthatitwasestablishedonirrefragablelaws.

           Notonlythatevening,butforseveralsucceedingevenings,Clennamwasquitecharmedbythisinvestigation.Themorehepursuedit,andtheoftenerheglancedatthegreyheadbendingoverit,andtheshrewdeyekindlingwithpleasureinitandloveofit—instrumentforprobinghisheartthoughithadbeenmadefortwelvelongyears—thelesshecouldreconcileittohisyoungerenergytoletitgowithoutoneeffortmore.Atlengthhesaid:

           ‘Doyce,itcametothisatlast—thatthebusinesswastobesunkwithHeavenknowshowmanymorewrecks,orbegunalloveragain?’

           ‘Yes,’returnedDoyce,‘that’swhatthenoblemenandgentlemenmadeofitafteradozenyears.’

           ‘Andprettyfellowstoo!’saidClennam,bitterly.

           ‘Theusualthing!’observedDoyce.‘Imustnotmakeamartyrofmyself,whenIamoneofsolargeacompany.’

           ‘Relinquishit,orbeginitalloveragain?’musedClennam.

           ‘Thatwasexactlythelongandtheshortofit,’saidDoyce.

           ‘Then,myfriend,’criedClennam,startingupandtakinghiswork-roughenedhand,‘itshallbebegunalloveragain!’

           Doycelookedalarmed,andrepliedinahurry—forhim,‘No,no.Betterputitby.Farbetterputitby.Itwillbeheardof,oneday.Icanputitby.

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