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Chapter XXIII. A Spirit In Travail: One Rung Put Behind

           

           Hurstwood,beinganolderman,couldscarcelybesaidtoretainthefireofyouth,thoughhedidpossessapassionwarmandunreasoning.Itwasstrongenoughtoinducetheleaningtowardhimwhich,onCarrie’spart,wehaveseen.Shemighthavebeensaidtobeimaginingherselfinlove,whenshewasnot.Womenfrequentlydothis.Itflowsfromthefactthatineachexistsabiastowardaffection,acravingforthepleasureofbeingloved.Thelongingtobeshielded,bettered,sympathisedwith,isoneoftheattributesofthesex.This,coupledwithsentimentandanaturaltendencytoemotion,oftenmakesrefusingdifficult.Itpersuadesthemthattheyareinlove.

           Onceathome,shechangedherclothesandstraightenedtheroomsforherself.Inthematterofthearrangementofthefurnitureshenevertookthehousemaid’sopinion.Thatyoungwomaninvariablyputoneoftherocking-chairsinthecorner,andCarrieasregularlymoveditout.To-dayshehardlynoticedthatitwasinthewrongplace,soabsorbedwassheinherownthoughts.SheworkedabouttheroomuntilDrouetputinappearanceatfiveo’clock.ThedrummerwasflushedandexcitedandfullofdeterminationtoknowallaboutherrelationswithHurstwood.Nevertheless,aftergoingoverthesubjectinhismindthelivelongday,hewasratherwearyofitandwisheditoverwith.Hedidnotforeseeseriousconsequencesofanysort,andyetheratherhesitatedtobegin.Carriewassittingbythewindowwhenhecamein,rockingandlookingout.

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