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Certainly, he had made love to the widow, and had asked her to marry him; but from that point onward he seemed to have put himself entirely in Mrs. Elderfield's hands, granting every request, meeting half way every suggestion she offered, becoming, in short, quite a different kind of man from his former self. He had not been sensible of a moment's reluctance; he enjoyed the novel sense of yielding himself to affectionate guidance. CERTAINLY HE HAD MADE LOVE TO THE WIDOW AND HAD ASKED HER TO MARRY HIM BUT FROM THAT POINT ONWARD HE SEEMED TO HAVE PUT HIMSELF ENTIRELY IN MISSUS ELDERFIELD'S HANDS GRANTING EVERY REQUEST MEETING HALFWAY EVERY SUGGESTION SHE OFFERED BECOMING IN SHORT QUITE A DIFFERENT KIND OF MAN FROM HIS FORMER SELF HE HAD NOT BEEN SENSIBLE OF A MOMENT'S RELUCTANCE HE ENJOYED THE NOVEL SENSE OF YIELDING HIMSELF TO AFFECTIONATE GUIDANCE
e disgusted. The intelligence spread. Women went out of their way to have a sight of Mrs. Elderfield's house; they hung about for a glimpse of that sinister person herself. She had robbed them, every one, of a possible share in Islington's prize lodger. Had it been one of themselves they could have borne the chagrin; but a woman whom not one of them knew, an alien! What base arts had she practised? Ah, it was better not to inquire too closely into the secrets of that lodging-house. Though every effort was made to learn the time and place of the ceremony, Mr. Jordan's landladies had the mortification to hear of his wedding only when it was over. Of course, this showed that he felt the disgracefulness of his behaviour; he was not utterly lost to shame. It could only be hoped that he would not know the bitterness of repentance. Not till he found himself actually living in the house at Wood Green did Mr. Jordan realize how little his own will had had to do with the recent course of events. MSELVES MORE DISGUSTED THE INTELLIGENCE SPREAD WOMEN WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY TO HAVE A SIGHT OF MISSUS ELDERFIELD'S HOUSE THEY HUNG ABOUT FOR A GLIMPSE OF THAT SINISTER PERSON HERSELF SHE HAD ROBBED THEM EVERY ONE OF A POSSIBLE SHARE IN ISLINGTON'S PRIZE LODGER HAD IT BEEN ONE OF THEMSELVES THEY COULD HAVE BORNE THE CHAGRIN BUT A WOMAN WHOM NOT ONE OF THEM KNEW AN ALIEN WHAT BASE ARTS HAD SHE PRACTISED IT WAS BETTER NOT TO INQUIRE TOO CLOSELY INTO THE SECRETS OF THAT LODGING HOUSE THOUGH EVERY EFFORT WAS MADE TO LEARN THE TIME AND THE PLACE OF THE CEREMONY MISTER JORDAN'S LANDLADIES HAD THE MORTIFICATION TO HEAR OF HIS WEDDING ONLY WHEN IT WAS OVER OF COURSE THIS SHOWED THAT HE FELT THE DISGRACEFULNESS OF HIS BEHAVIOUR HE WAS NOT UTTERLY LOST TO SHAME IT COULD ONLY BE HOPED THAT HE WOULD NOT KNOW THE BITTERNESS OF REPENTANCE NOT TILL HE FOUND HIMSELF ACTUALLY LIVING IN THE HOUSE AT WOOD GREEN DID MISTER JORDAN REALIZE HOW LITTLE HIS OWN WILL HAD HAD TO DO WITH THE RECENT COURSE OF EVENTS
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