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

           

           ‘Yousee?’saidMrsGowan,turningthepalmsofherhandstowardsMrMeagles,asifshewereJusticeherself,representingtohimthathehadbetterconfess,forhehadnotalegtostandon.‘Yousee?Verygood!NowPapaandMamaMeaglesboth!’heresherose;‘allowmetotakethelibertyofputtinganendtothisratherformidablecontroversy.Iwillnotsayanotherworduponitsmerits.Iwillonlysaythatitisanadditionalproofofwhatoneknowsfromallexperience;thatthiskindofthingneveranswers—asmypoorfellowhimselfwouldsay,thatitneverpays—inoneword,thatitneverdoes.’

           MrMeaglesasked,Whatkindofthing?

           ‘Itisinvain,’saidMrsGowan,‘forpeopletoattempttogetontogetherwhohavesuchextremelydifferentantecedents;whoarejumbledagainsteachotherinthisaccidental,matrimonialsortofway;andwhocannotlookattheuntowardcircumstancewhichhasshakenthemtogetherinthesamelight.Itneverdoes.’

           MrMeagleswasbeginning,‘Permitmetosay,ma’am—’

           ‘No,don’t,’returnedMrsGowan.‘Whyshouldyou!Itisanascertainedfact.Itneverdoes.Iwilltherefore,ifyouplease,gomyway,leavingyoutoyours.Ishallatalltimesbehappytoreceivemypoorfellow’sprettywife,andIshallalwaysmakeapointofbeingonthemostaffectionatetermswithher.Butastotheseterms,semi-familyandsemi-stranger,semi-goringandsemi-boring,theyformastateofthingsquiteamusinginitsimpracticability.Iassureyouitneverdoes

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