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It was his practice to pay more than the landlady asked. Twenty five shillings a week, you say? I shall give you twenty eight. _But_  ' and with raised forefinger he went through the catalogue of his demands. IT WAS HIS PRACTICE TO PAY MORE THAN THE LANDLADY ASKED TWENTY FI FIVE SHILLINGS A WEEK YOU SAY I SHALL GIVE YOU TWENTY EIGHT BUT AND WITH RAISED FOREFINGER HE WENT THROUGH THE CATALOGUE OF HIS DEMANDS
expect equally good treatment. There was no accounting for it: it must be taken as an ultimate mystery of life, and made the most of as a perennial topic of neighbourly conversation. As to the desirability of having Mr. Jordan for a lodger there could be no difference of opinion among rational womankind. Mrs. Wiggins, indeed, had taken his sudden departure from her house so ill that she always spoke of him abusively; but who heeded Mrs. Wiggins? Even in the sadness of hope deferred, those ladies who had entertained him once, and speculated on his possible return, declared Mr. Jordan a 'thorough gentleman'. Lodgers, as a class, do not recommend themselves in Islington; Mr. Jordan shone against the dusky background with almost dazzling splendour. To speak of lodgers as of cattle, he was a prize creature. A certain degree of comfort he firmly exacted; he might be a trifle fastidious about cooking; he stood upon his dignity; but no one could say that he grudged reward for service rendered. E COULD NOT EXPECT EQUALLY GOOD TREATMENT THERE WAS NO ACCOUNTING FOR IT IT MUST BE TAKEN AS AN ULTIMATE MYSTERY OF LIFE AND MADE THE MOST OF AS A PERENNIAL TOPIC OF NEIGHBORLY CONVERSATION AS TO THE DESIRABILITY OF HAVING MISTER JORDAN FOR A LODGER THERE COULD BE NO DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AMONG RATIONAL WOMANKIND MISSUS WIGGINS INDEED HAD TAKEN HIS SUDDEN DEPARTURE FROM HER HOUSE SO ILL THAT SHE ALWAYS SPOKE OF HIM ABUSIVELY BUT WHO HEEDED MISSUS WHIGGINS EVEN IN THE SADNESS OF HOPE DEFERRED THOSE LADIES WHO HAD ENTERTAINED HIM ONCE AND SPECULATED ON HIS POSSIBLE RETURN DECLARED MISTER JORDAN A THOROUGH GENTLEMAN LODGERS AS A CLASS DO NOT RECOMMEND THEMSELVES IN ISLINGTON MISTER JORDAN SHONE AGAINST THE DUSKY BACKGROUND WITH ALMOST DAZZLING SPLENDOUR TO SPEAK OF LODGERS AS OF CATTLE HE WAS A PRIZE CREATURE A CERTAIN DEGREE OF COMFORT HE FIRMLY EXACTED HE MIGHT BE A TRIFLE FASTIDIOUS ABOUT COOKING HE STOOD UPON HIS DIGNITY BUT NO ONE COULD SAY THAT HE GRUDGED REWARD FOR SERVICE RENDERED
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