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I Fall into Disgrace

           

           ‘Oh,it’sverywelltosayyouwonder,Edward!’criedmymother,‘andit’sverywellforyoutotalkaboutfirmness,butyouwouldn’tlikeityourself.’

           Firmness,Imayobserve,wasthegrandqualityonwhichbothMr.andMissMurdstonetooktheirstand.HoweverImighthaveexpressedmycomprehensionofitatthattime,ifIhadbeencalledupon,Ineverthelessdidclearlycomprehendinmyownway,thatitwasanothernamefortyranny;andforacertaingloomy,arrogant,devil’shumour,thatwasinthemboth.Thecreed,asIshouldstateitnow,wasthis.Mr.Murdstonewasfirm;nobodyinhisworldwastobesofirmasMr.Murdstone;nobodyelseinhisworldwastobefirmatall,foreverybodywastobebenttohisfirmness.MissMurdstonewasanexception.Shemightbefirm,butonlybyrelationship,andinaninferiorandtributarydegree.Mymotherwasanotherexception.Shemightbefirm,andmustbe;butonlyinbearingtheirfirmness,andfirmlybelievingtherewasnootherfirmnessuponearth.

           ‘It’sveryhard,’saidmymother,‘thatinmyownhouse

           ‘Myownhouse?’repeatedMr.Murdstone.‘Clara!’

           ‘OURownhouse,Imean,’falteredmymother,evidentlyfrightened-‘IhopeyoumustknowwhatImean,Edwardit’sveryhardthatinYOURownhouseImaynothaveawordtosayaboutdomesticmatters.IamsureImanagedverywellbeforeweweremarried.

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