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She impressed upon her husband that this was nothing more than a return to the habits of her earlier life. Her first marriage had been a sad mistake; it had brought her down in the world. Now she felt restored to her natural position. SHE IMPRESSED UPON HER HUSBAND THAT THIS WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A RETURN TO THE HABITS OF HER EARLIER LIFE HER FIRST MARRIAGE HAD BEEN A SAD MISTAKE IT HAD BROUGHT HER DOWN IN THE WORLD NOW SHE FELT RESTORED TO HER NATURAL POSITION
y, or obtained what she wanted at smaller outlay; for all that, Mr. Jordan, having recovered something like his normal frame of mind, viewed the results with consternation. Left to himself, he would have taken a very small house, and furnished it much in the style of Islington lodgings; as it was, he occupied a ten-roomed 'villa', with appointments which seemed to him luxurious, aristocratic. True, the expenditure was of no moment to a man in his position, and there was no fear that Mrs. Jordan would involve him in dangerous extravagance; but he had always lived with such excessive economy that the sudden change to a life correspondent with his income could not but make him uncomfortable. Mrs. Jordan had, of course, seen to it that her personal appearance harmonized with the new surroundings. She dressed herself and her young daughter with careful appropriateness. There was no display, no purchase of gewgaws--merely garments of good quality, such as became people in easy circumstances. O WORK MORE PRUDENTLY OR OBTAINED WHAT SHE WANTED AT SMALLER OUTLAY FOR ALL THAT MISTER JORDAN HAVING RECOVERED SOMETHING LIKE HIS NORMAL FRAME OF MIND VIEWED THE RESULTS WITH CONSTERNATION LEFT TO HIMSELF HE WOULD HAVE TAKEN A VERY SMALL HOUSE AND FURNISHED IT MUCH IN THE STYLE OF ISLINGTON LODGINGS AS IT WAS HE OCCUPIED A TEN ROOMED VILLA WITH APPOINTMENTS WHICH SEEMED TO HIM LUXURIOUS ARISTOCRATIC TRUE THE EXPENDITURE WAS OF NO MOMENT TO A MAN IN HIS POSITION AND THERE WAS NO FEAR THAT MISSUS JORDAN WOULD INVOLVE HIM IN DANGEROUS EXTRAVAGANCE BUT HE HAD ALWAYS LIVED WITH SUCH EXCESSIVE ECONOMY THAT THE SUDDEN CHANGE TO A LIFE CORRESPONDENT WITH HIS INCOME COULD NOT BUT MAKE HIM UNCOMFORTABLE MISSUS JODDEN HAD OF COURSE SEEN TO IT THAT HER PERSONAL APPEARANCE HARMONIZED WITH THE NEW SURROUNDINGS SHE DRESSED HERSELF AND HER YOUNG DAUGHTER WITH CAREFUL APPROPRIATENESS THERE WAS NO DISPLAY NO PURCHASE OF GEWGAWS MERELY GARMENTS OF GOOD QUALITY SUCH AS BECOME PEOPLE IN EASY CIRCUMSTANCES
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