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Chapter 5. Family Affairs

           

           Sheglancedroundthesombreroom,andappearedfromthemotionofherlipstorepeatthewordstoherself,ascallingittowitnesshowlittleofeitheritaffordedher.

           ‘Besides,mother,youbeingsoleexecutrix,andhavingthedirectionandmanagementoftheestate,thereremainedlittlebusiness,orImightsaynone,thatIcouldtransact,untilyouhadhadtimetoarrangematterstoyoursatisfaction.’

           ‘Theaccountsaremadeout,’shereturned.‘Ihavethemhere.Thevouchershaveallbeenexaminedandpassed.Youcaninspectthemwhenyoulike,Arthur;now,ifyouplease.’

           ‘Itisquiteenough,mother,toknowthatthebusinessiscompleted.ShallIproceedthen?’

           ‘Whynot?’shesaid,inherfrozenway.

           ‘Mother,ourHousehasdonelessandlessforsomeyearspast,andourdealingshavebeenprogressivelyonthedecline.Wehavenevershownmuchconfidence,orinvitedmuch;wehaveattachednopeopletous;thetrackwehavekeptisnotthetrackofthetime;andwehavebeenleftfarbehind.Ineednotdwellonthistoyou,mother.Youknowitnecessarily.’

           ‘Iknowwhatyoumean,’sheanswered,inaqualifiedtone.

           ‘Eventhisoldhouseinwhichwespeak,’pursuedherson,‘isaninstanceofwhatIsay.Inmyfather’searliertime,andinhisuncle’stimebeforehim,itwasaplaceofbusiness—reallyaplaceofbusiness,andbusinessresort.Now,itisamereanomalyandincongruityhere,outofdateandoutofpurpose.

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