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Chapter 64

           Doubtlesstheyweresordid;andforthemajority,whoarenotlofty,thereisnoescapefromsordidnessbutbybeingfreefrommoney-craving,withallitsbasehopesandtemptations,itswatchingfordeath,itshintedrequests.itshorse-dealer’sdesiretomakebadworkpassforgood,itsseekingforfunctionwhichoughttobeanother’s,itscompulsionoftentolongforLuckintheshapeofawidecalamity.

           ItwasbecauseLydgatewrithedundertheideaofgettinghisneckbeneaththisvileyokethathehadfallenintoabittermoodystatewhichwascontinuallywideningRosamond’salienationfromhim.Afterthefirstdisclosureaboutthebillofsale,hehadmademanyeffortstodrawherintosympathywithhimaboutpossiblemeasuresfornarrowingtheirexpenses,andwiththethreateningapproachofChristmashispropositionsgrewmoreandmoredefinite."Wetwocandowithonlyoneservant,andliveonverylittle,"hesaid,"andIshallmanagewithonehorse."ForLydgate,aswehaveseen,hadbeguntoreason,withamoredistinctvision,abouttheexpensesofliving,andanyshareofpridehehadgiventoappearancesofthatsortwasmeagrecomparedwiththepridewhichmadehimrevoltfromexposureasadebtor,orfromaskingmentohelphimwiththeirmoney.

           "Ofcourseyoucandismisstheothertwoservants,ifyoulike,"saidRosamond;"butIshouldhavethoughtitwouldbeveryinjurioustoyourpositionforustoliveinapoorway.Youmustexpectyourpracticetobelowered.

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