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Chapter 29

           

           Dorotheahadlearnedtoreadthesignsofherhusband’smood,andshesawthatthemorninghadbecomemorefoggythereduringthelasthour.Shewasgoingsilentlytoherdeskwhenhesaid,inthatdistanttonewhichimpliedthathewasdischargingadisagreeableduty

           "Dorothea,hereisaletterforyou,whichwasenclosedinoneaddressedtome."

           Itwasaletteroftwopages,andsheimmediatelylookedatthesignature.

           "Mr.Ladislaw!Whatcanhehavetosaytome?"sheexclaimed,inatoneofpleasedsurprise."But,"sheadded,lookingatMr.Casaubon,"Icanimaginewhathehaswrittentoyouabout."

           "Youcan,ifyouplease,readtheletter,"saidMr.Casaubon,severelypointingtoitwithhispen,andnotlookingather."ButImayaswellsaybeforehand,thatImustdeclinetheproposalitcontainstopayavisithere.ItrustImaybeexcusedfordesiringanintervalofcompletefreedomfromsuchdistractionsashavebeenhithertoinevitable,andespeciallyfromguestswhosedesultoryvivacitymakestheirpresenceafatigue."

           TherehadbeennoclashingoftemperbetweenDorotheaandherhusbandsincethatlittleexplosioninRome,whichhadleftsuchstrongtracesinhermindthatithadbeeneasiereversincetoquellemotionthantoincurtheconsequenceofventingit.

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