‘Oh, peste. It is impossible. It was at the age of five, when it became clear that she would not be followed by a brother, that he became more distant towards her and stopped adoring her. She knew that the stairs they had to negotiate to the vestry were extremely narrow, and she had made her plans. She began to read, and presently she entered another world, and remained in it for two hours. We do not remember to have met with a single individual, reported to be under petticoat government, who was not content with his lot,—nay, who so far from repining, did not exult in his servitude; and we see no way of accounting for this apparently inexplicable conduct—for which, among other phenomena of married life, various reasons have been assigned, though none entirely satisfactory to us—except upon the ground that these domineering dames possess some charm sufficiently strong to counteract the irritating effect of their tempers; some secret and attractive quality of which the world at large is in ignorance, and with which their husbands alone can be supposed to be acquainted. Of the vast mass of these impressions Ann Veronica could make nothing at the time; there they were—Fact! She stored them away in a mind naturally retentive, as a squirrel stores away nuts, for further digestion. Gerald’s thoughts raced as he reached out supporting hands and murmured meaningless phrases to soothe. She held her hand to the place where he had slapped her. " "It shall be at the door in ten minutes. Moments, indeed! We like each other fresh and fresh. After an affectionate parting with Winifred, Thames was conducted by the carpenter to his sleeping apartment—a comfortable cosy chamber; such a one, in short, as can only be met with in the country, with its dimity-curtained bed, its sheets fragrant of lavender, its clean white furniture, and an atmosphere breathing of freshness. ‘Oh, peste,’ she cried out in distressed tones. Ever since he came here, three months ago, he has been the life and soul of the place; and now the death warrant has arrived, instead of being cast down, as most men would be, and as all others are, he's gayer than ever.
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