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This would not do. Mrs. Jordan quietly insisted on a full explanation of the delay, and it seemed to her unsatisfactory. 'I hope you won't be irregular in your habits, Archibald,' said his wife, with gentle admonition. 'What I always liked in you was your methodical way of living. I shall be very uncomfortable if I never know when to expect you.' 'Yes, my dear, but  business, you see  ' 'But you have explained that you _could_ have been back at the usual time.' THIS WOULD NOT DO MISSUS JORDAN QUIETLY INSISTED ON A FULL EXPLANATION OF THE DELAY AND IT SEEMED TO HER UNSATISFACTORY I HOPE YOU WON'T BE IRREGULAR IN YOUR HABITS ARCHIBALD SAID HIS WIFE WITH GENTLE ADMONITION WHAT I ALWAYS LIKED IN YOU IS YOUR METHODICAL WAY OF LIVING I SHALL BE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE IF I NEVER KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT YOU YES MY DEAR BUT BUSINESS YOU SEE BUT YOU HAVE EXPLAINED THAT YOU COULD HAVE BEEN BACK AT THE USUAL TIME
irst marriage had been a sad mistake; it had brought her down in the world. Now she felt restored to her natural position. After a week of restlessness, Mr. Jordan resumed his daily visits to the shop in Upper Street, where he sat as usual among the books and the correspondence, and tried to assure himself that all would henceforth be well with him. No more changing from house to house; a really comfortable home in which to spend the rest of his days; a kind and most capable wife to look after all his needs, to humour all his little habits. He could not have taken a wiser step. For all that, he had lost something, though he did not yet understand what it was. The first perception of a change not for the better flashed upon him one evening in the second week, when he came home an hour later than his wont. Mrs. Jordan, who always stood waiting for him at the window, had no smile as he entered. 'Why are you late?' she asked, in her clear, restrained voice. 'Oh--something or other kept me.  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 AFTER A WEEK OF RESTLESSNESS MISTER JORDAN RESUMED HIS DAILY VISIT TO THE SHOP IN UPPER STREET WHERE HE SAT AS USUAL AMONG THE BOOKS AND THE CORRESPONDENTS AND TRIED TO ASSURE HIMSELF THAT ALL WOULD HENCEFORTH BE WELL WITH HIM NO MORE CHANGING FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE A REALLY COMFORTABLE HOME IN WHICH TO SPEND THE REST OF HIS DAYS A KIND AND MOST CAPABLE WIFE TO LOOK AFTER ALL HIS NEEDS TO HUMOUR ALL HIS LITTLE HABITS HE COULD NOT HAVE TAKEN A WISER STEP FOR ALL THAT HE HAD LOST SOMETHING THOUGH HE DID NOT YET UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WAS THE FIRST PERCEPTION OF A CHANGE NOT FOR THE BETTER FLASHED UPON HIM ONE EVENING IN THE SECOND WEEK WHEN HE CAME HOME AN HOUR LATER THAN HIS WONT MISSUS JODAN WHO ALWAYS STOOD WAITING FOR HIM AT THE WINDOW HAD NO SMILE AS HE ENTERED WHY ARE YOU LATE SHE ASKED IN HER CLEAR RESTRAINED VOICE OH SOMETHING OR OTHER KEPT ME
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