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Chapter 8. The Dowager Mrs Gowan is reminded that ‘It Never Does’

           

           Somemomentspassedinsilence,beforeMrMeaglescouldholdhimselfinhischairwithsufficientsecuritytopreventhisbreakingoutofitatthenextwordhespoke.Atlasthesaid:‘Ma’am,Iamveryunwillingtorevivethem,butImustremindyouwhatmyopinionsandmycoursewere,allalong,onthatunfortunatesubject.’

           ‘O,mydearsir!’saidMrsGowan,smilingandshakingherheadwithaccusatoryintelligence,‘theywerewellunderstoodbyme,Iassureyou.’

           ‘Inever,ma’am,’saidMrMeagles,‘knewunhappinessbeforethattime,Ineverknewanxietybeforethattime.Itwasatimeofsuchdistresstomethat—’ThatMrMeaglescouldreallysaynomoreaboutit,inshort,butpassedhishandkerchiefbeforehisface.

           ‘Iunderstoodthewholeaffair,’saidMrsGowan,composedlylookingoverherfan.‘AsyouhaveappealedtoMrClennam,ImayappealtoMrClennam,too.HeknowswhetherIdidornot.’

           ‘Iamveryunwilling,’saidClennam,lookedtobyallparties,‘totakeanyshareinthisdiscussion,moreespeciallybecauseIwishtopreservethebestunderstandingandtheclearestrelationswithMrHenryGowan.Ihaveverystrongreasonsindeed,forentertainingthatwish.MrsGowanattributedcertainviewsoffurtheringthemarriagetomyfriendhere,inconversationwithmebeforeittookplace;andIendeavouredtoundeceiveher.IrepresentedthatIknewhim(asIdidanddo)tobestrenuouslyopposedtoit,bothinopinionandaction.

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