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Chapter 8

           Buthedidforgethimselfonceortwicewithinatwelvemonth,andthenhewouldgoandconfesstohiswife,andwouldagainpromisethatthisshouldreallybetheverylasttime.

           “Mary,youmustdespiseme!”hewouldsay.“Ideserveit.”

           “Youshouldgo,goawayatonce,ifyoudon’tfeelstrongenoughtocontrolyourself,”shewouldreplysadly,tryingtocomfortherhusband.

           AmongthegentryoftheprovinceNicholaswasrespectedbutnotliked.Hedidnotconcernhimselfwiththeinterestsofhisownclass,andconsequentlysomethoughthimproudandothersthoughthimstupid.Thewholesummer,fromspringsowingtoharvest,hewasbusywiththeworkonhisfarm.Inautumnhegavehimselfuptohuntingwiththesamebusiness-likeseriousness—leavinghomeforamonth,oreventwo,withhishunt.Inwinterhevisitedhisothervillagesorspenthistimereading.Thebookshereadwerechieflyhistorical,andonthesehespentacertainsumeveryyear.Hewascollecting,ashesaid,aseriouslibrary,andhemadeitaruletoreadthroughallthebookshebought.Hewouldsitinhisstudywithagraveair,reading—ataskhefirstimposeduponhimselfasaduty,butwhichafterwardsbecameahabitaffordinghimaspecialkindofpleasureandaconsciousnessofbeingoccupiedwithseriousmatters.Inwinter,exceptforbusinessexcursions,hespentmostofhistimeathomemakinghimselfonewithhisfamilyandenteringintoallthedetailsofhischildren’srelationswiththeirmother.Theharmonybetweenhimandhiswifegrewcloserandcloserandhedailydiscoveredfreshspiritualtreasuresinher.

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