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Chapter 48

           Casauboninthelibrarydozingchiefly,andDorotheainherboudoir,whereshewaswonttooccupyherselfwithsomeofherfavoritebooks.Therewasalittleheapofthemonthetableinthebow-windowofvarioussorts,fromHerodotus,whichshewaslearningtoreadwithMr.Casaubon,toheroldcompanionPascal,andKeble’s"ChristianYear."Butto-dayopenedoneafteranother,andcouldreadnoneofthem.Everythingseemeddreary:theportentsbeforethebirthofCyrusJewishantiquitiesohdear!devoutepigramsthesacredchimeoffavoritehymnsallalikewereasflatastunesbeatenonwood:eventhespringflowersandthegrasshadadullshiverinthemundertheafternooncloudsthathidthesunfitfully;eventhesustainingthoughtswhichhadbecomehabitsseemedtohaveinthemthewearinessoflongfuturedaysinwhichshewouldstilllivewiththemforhersolecompanions.ItwasanotherorratherafullersortofcompanionshipthatpoorDorotheawashungeringfor,andthehungerhadgrownfromtheperpetualeffortdemandedbyhermarriedlife.Shewasalwaystryingtobewhatherhusbandwished,andneverabletoreposeonhisdelightinwhatshewas.Thethingthatsheliked,thatshespontaneouslycaredtohave,seemedtobealwaysexcludedfromherlife;forifitwasonlygrantedandnotsharedbyherhusbanditmightaswellhavebeendenied.AboutWillLadislawtherehadbeenadifferencebetweenthemfromthefirst,andithadended,sinceMr.

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