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The Return Home

           AndthereneverwasamorehumblemanthantheonceproudGeorgeDarling,ashesatinthekennelofaneveningtalkingwithhiswifeoftheirchildrenandalltheirprettyways.

           VerytouchingwashisdeferencetoNana.Hewouldnotlethercomeintothekennel,butonallothermattershefollowedherwishesimplicitly.

           EverymorningthekennelwascarriedwithMr.Darlinginittoacab,whichconveyedhimtohisoffice,andhereturnedhomeinthesamewayatsix.Somethingofthestrengthofcharacterofthemanwillbeseenifwerememberhowsensitivehewastotheopinionofneighbours:thismanwhoseeverymovementnowattractedsurprisedattention.Inwardlyhemusthavesufferedtorture;buthepreservedacalmexteriorevenwhentheyoungcriticisedhislittlehome,andhealwaysliftedhishatcourteouslytoanyladywholookedinside.

           Itmayhavebeenquixotic,butitwasmagnificent.Soontheinwardmeaningofitleakedout,andthegreatheartofthepublicwastouched.Crowdsfollowedthecab,cheeringitlustily;charminggirlsscaledittogethisautograph;interviewsappearedinthebetterclassofpapers,andsocietyinvitedhimtodinnerandadded,’Docomeinthekennel.’

           OnthateventfulThursdayweekMrs.Darlingwasinthenight-nurseryawaitingGeorge’sreturnhome:averysad-eyedwoman.Nowthatwelookathercloselyandrememberthegaietyofherintheolddays,allgonenowjustbecauseshehaslostherbabes,IfindIwon’tbeabletosaynastythingsaboutherafterall.Ifshewastoofondofherrubbishychildrenshecouldn’thelpit.

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