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Chapter 2

           Hehadnotknownthatheneededlove. Nordidheknowitnow. Hemerelysawitinoperation,andthrilledtoit, andthoughtitfine,andhigh,andsplendid. 

           HewasgladthatMr.Morsewasnotthere. Itwasdifficultenoughgettingacquaintedwithher,andhermother,andherbrother,Norman. Arthurhealreadyknewsomewhat. Thefatherwouldhavebeentoomuchforhim,hefeltsure. Itseemedtohimthathehadneverworkedsohardinhislife. Theseveresttoilwaschild’splaycomparedwiththis. Tinynodulesofmoisturestoodoutonhisforehead, andhisshirtwaswetwithsweatfromtheexertionofdoingsomanyunaccustomedthingsatonce. Hehadtoeatashehadnevereatenbefore,tohandlestrangetools,toglancesurreptitiouslyaboutandlearnhowtoaccomplisheachnewthing, toreceivethefloodofimpressionsthatwaspouringinuponhimandbeingmentallyannotatedandclassified; tobeconsciousofayearningforherthatperturbedhimintheformofadull,achingrestlessness; tofeeltheprodofdesiretowintothewalkinlifewhereonshetrod,andtohavehismindeverandagainstrayingoffinspeculationandvagueplansofhowtoreachtoher. Also,whenhissecretglancewentacrosstoNormanoppositehim, ortoanyoneelse,toascertainjustwhatknifeorforkwastobeusedinanyparticularoccasion, thatperson’sfeatureswereseizeduponbyhismind, whichautomaticallystrovetoappraisethemandtodivinewhattheywereallinrelationtoher. Thenhehadtotalk,tohearwhatwassaidtohimandwhatwassaidbackandforth, andtoanswer,whenitwasnecessary,withatonguepronetoloosenessofspeechthatrequiredaconstantcurb. Andtoaddconfusiontoconfusion, therewastheservant,anunceasingmenace,thatappearednoiselesslyathisshoulder,adireSphinxthatpropoundedpuzzlesandconundrumsdemandinginstantaneoussolution. 

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