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Chapter 21

           For,ashenowdarklyandvaguelythought,ifhesoughtarelationshipwhichherprejudicesandhertrainingwouldnotpermithertolookuponasanythingbutevil,washenottherebyestablishinginsomeformaclaimonherparttosomeconsiderationfromhiminthefuturewhichitmightnotbesoeasyforhimtoignore?Forafterallhewastheaggressornotshe.Andbecauseofthis,andwhatevermightfollowinconnectionwithit,mightnotshebeinapositiontodemandmorefromhimthanhemightbewillingtogive?Forwasithisintentiontomarryher?Inthebackofhismindtherelurkedsomethingwhichevennowassuredhimthathewouldneverdesiretomarryhercouldnotinthefaceofhishighfamilyconnectionshere.Thereforeshouldheproceedtodemandorshouldhenot?Andifhedid,couldheavoidthatwhichwouldprecludeanyclaiminthefuture?

           Hedidnotthussodistinctlyvoicehisinmostfeelingstohimself,butrelativelyofsuchwastheirnature.YetsogreatwasthetemperamentalandphysicalenticementofRobertathatinspiteofawarningnudgeormoodthatseemedtohintthatitwasdangerousforhimtopersistinhisdemand,hekeptsayingtohimselfthatunlessshewouldpermithimtoherroom,hewouldnothaveanythingmoretodowithher,thedesireforherbeingallbutoverpowering.

           Thiscontestwhicheveryprimaryunionbetweenthesexes,whetherwithorwithoutmarriageimplies,wasfoughtoutthenextdayinthefactory.Andyetwithoutawordoneitherside.

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