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Chapter XV. The Irk Of The Old Ties: The Magic Of Youth

           AllthisHurstwoodcouldsee,anditleftatraceoffeeling,forhewasusedtobeingconsidered—inhisofficialposition,atleast—andfeltthathisimportanceshouldnotbegintowanehere.Todarkenitall,hesawthesameindifferenceandindependencegrowinginhiswife,whilehelookedonandpaidthebills.

           Heconsoledhimselfwiththethought,however,that,afterall,hewasnotwithoutaffection.Thingsmightgoastheywouldathishouse,buthehadCarrieoutsideofit.Withhismind’seyehelookedintohercomfortableroominOgdenPlace,wherehehadspentseveralsuchdelightfulevenings,andthoughthowcharmingitwouldbewhenDrouetwasdisposedofentirelyandshewaswaitingeveningsincoseylittlequartersforhim.ThatnocausewouldcomeupwherebyDrouetwouldbeledtoinformCarrieconcerninghismarriedstate,hefelthopeful.Thingsweregoingsosmoothlythathebelievedtheywouldnotchange.ShortlynowhewouldpersuadeCarrieandallwouldbesatisfactory.

           Thedayaftertheirtheatrevisithebeganwritingherregularly—alettereverymorning,andbegginghertodoasmuchforhim.Hewasnotliterarybyanymeans,butexperienceoftheworldandhisgrowingaffectiongavehimsomewhatofastyle.Thisheexercisedathisofficedeskwithperfectdeliberation.Hepurchasedaboxofdelicatelycolouredandscentedwritingpaperinmonogram,whichhekeptlockedinoneofthedrawers.Hisfriendsnowwonderedattheclericandveryofficial-lookingnatureofhisposition.

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