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After all these years, after so many excellent opportunities, to marry a mere stranger and forsake Islington! In a moment Mr. Jordan's character was gone; had he figured in the police court under some disgraceful charge, these landladies could hardly have felt more shocked and professed themselves more 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. AFTER ALL THESE YEARS AFTER SO MANY EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES TO MARRY A MERE STRANGER AND FORSAKE ISLINGTON IN A MOMENT MISTER JORDAN'S CHARACTER WAS GONE HAD HE FIGURED IN THE POLICE COURT UNDER SOME DISGRACEFUL CHARGE THESE LANDLADIES COULD HARDLY HAVE FELT MORE SHOCKED AND PROFESSED THEMSELVES 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
interest, without impertinent curiosity. Little by little he imparted to Mrs. Elderfield a complete knowledge of his commercial history, of his pecuniary standing--matters of which he had never before spoken to a mere acquaintance. A change was coming over him; the foundations of habit crumbled beneath his feet; he lost his look of complacence, his self-confident and superior tone. Bar-parlours and billiard-rooms saw him but rarely and flittingly. He seemed to have lost his pleasure in the streets of Islington, and spent all his spare time by the fireside, perpetually musing. On a day in March one of his old landladies, Mrs. Higdon, sped to the house of another, Mrs. Evans, panting under a burden of strange news. Could it be believed! Mr. Jordan was going to marry--to marry that woman in whose house he was living! Mrs. Higdon had it on the very best authority--that of Mr. Jordan's partner, who spoke of the affair without reserve. A new house had already been taken--at Wood Green. Well! ED A GENUINE INTEREST WITHOUT IMPERTINENT CURIOSITY LITTLE BY LITTLE HE IMPARTED TO MISSUS ELDERFIELD A COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS COMMERCIAL HISTORY OF HIS PECUNIARY STANDING MATTERS OF WHICH HE HAD NEVER BEFORE SPOKEN TO A MERE ACQUAINTANCE A CHANGE WAS COMING OVER HIM THE FOUNDATIONS OF HABIT CRUMBLED BENEATH HIS FEET HE LOST HIS LOOK OF COMPLAISANCE HIS SELF CONFIDENT AND SUPERIOR TONE BAR PARLOURS AND BILLIARD ROOMS SAW HIM BUT RARELY AND FLITTINGLY HE SEEMED TO HAVE LOST HIS PLEASURE IN THE STREETS OF ISLINGTON AND SPENT ALL HIS SPARE TIME BY THE FIRESIDE PERPETUALLY MUSING ON A DAY IN MARCH ONE OF HIS OLD LAND LADIES MISSUS HIGDEN SPED TO THE HOUSE OF ANOTHER MISSUS EVANS PANTING UNDER A BURDEN OF STRANGE NEWS COULD IT BE BELIEVED MISTER JOHN WAS GOING TO MARRY TO MARRY THAT WOMAN IN WHOSE HOUSE HE WAS LIVING MISSUS HIGDEN HAD IT ON THE VERY BEST AUTHORITY THAT OF MISTER JORDAN'S PARTNER WHO SPOKE OF THE AFFAIR WITHOUT RESERVE A NEW HOUSE HAD ALREADY BEEN TAKEN AT WOOD GREEN WELL
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