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In Mr. Tulkinghorn’s Room

           Howcanitbe,ifSirLeicesterisdrivenoutofhiswitsorlaiduponadeath-bed?IfIinflictedthisshockuponhimto-morrowmorning,howcouldtheimmediatechangeinhimbeaccountedfor?Whatcouldhavecausedit?Whatcouldhavedividedyou?LadyDedlock,thewall-chalkingandthestreet-cryingwouldcomeondirectly,andyouaretorememberthatitwouldnotaffectyoumerely(whomIcannotatallconsiderinthisbusiness)butyourhusband,LadyDedlock,yourhusband."Hegetsplainerashegetson,butnotanatommoreemphaticoranimated."Thereisanotherpointofview,"hecontinues,"inwhichthecasepresentsitself.SirLeicesterisdevotedtoyoualmosttoinfatuation.Hemightnotbeabletoovercomethatinfatuation,evenknowingwhatweknow.Iamputtinganextremecase,butitmightbeso.Ifso,itwerebetterthatheknewnothing.Betterforcommonsense,betterforhim,betterforme.Imusttakeallthisintoaccount,anditcombinestorenderadecisionverydifficult."Shestandslookingoutatthesamestarswithoutaword.Theyarebeginningtopale,andshelooksasiftheircoldnessfrozeher."Myexperienceteachesme,"saysMr.Tulkinghorn,whohasbythistimegothishandsinhispocketsandisgoingoninhisbusinessconsiderationofthematterlikeamachine."Myexperienceteachesme,LadyDedlock,thatmostofthepeopleIknowwoulddofarbettertoleavemarriagealone.Itisatthebottomofthreefourthsoftheirtroubles.SoIthoughtwhenSirLeicestermarried,andsoIalwayshavethoughtsince.Nomoreaboutthat.Imustnowbeguidedbycircumstances.

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