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Chapter 27

           Butthisturnedoutbadly:thenextday,Rosamondlookeddown,andtheconsequencewasthatwhentheireyesmetagain,bothweremoreconsciousthanbefore.Therewasnohelpforthisinscience,andasLydgatedidnotwanttoflirt,thereseemedtobenohelpforitinfolly.Itwasthereforeareliefwhenneighborsnolongerconsideredthehouseinquarantine,andwhenthechancesofseeingRosamondalonewereverymuchreduced.

           Butthatintimacyofmutualembarrassment,inwhicheachfeelsthattheotherisfeelingsomething,havingonceexisted,itseffectisnottobedoneawaywith.Talkabouttheweatherandotherwell-bredtopicsisapttoseemahollowdevice,andbehaviorcanhardlybecomeeasyunlessitfranklyrecognizesamutualfascinationwhichofcourseneednotmeananythingdeeporserious.ThiswasthewayinwhichRosamondandLydgateslidgracefullyintoease,andmadetheirintercourselivelyagain.Visitorscameandwentasusual,therewasoncemoremusicinthedrawing-room,andalltheextrahospitalityofMr.Vincy’smayoraltyreturned.Lydgate,wheneverhecould,tookhisseatbyRosamond’sside,andlingeredtohearhermusic,callinghimselfhercaptivemeaning,allthewhile,nottobehercaptive.Thepreposterousnessofthenotionthathecouldatoncesetupasatisfactoryestablishmentasamarriedmanwasasufficientguaranteeagainstdanger.Thisplayatbeingalittleinlovewasagreeable,anddidnotinterferewithgraverpursuits.Flirtation,afterall,wasnotnecessarilyasingeingprocess.

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