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This was precisely what Mr. Jordan knew and dreaded; the law was on his wife's side, and by applying at a police court for protection she could overwhelm him with shame and ridicule, which would make life intolerable. THIS WAS PRECISELY WHAT MISTER JORDAN KNEW AND DREADED THE LAW WAS ON HIS WIFE'S SIDE AND BY APPLYING AT A POLICE COURT FOR PROTECTION SHE COULD OVERWHELM HIM WITH SHAME AND RIDICULE WHICH WOULD MAKE LIFE INTOLERABLE
d no desire to exhibit her well-furnished rooms, or to gad about talking of her advantages. Every moment of her day was taken up in the superintendence of servants, the discharge of an infinitude of housewifely tasks. She had no assistance from her daughter; the girl went to school, and was encouraged to study with the utmost application. The husband's presence in the house seemed a mere accident--save in the still nocturnal season, when Mrs. Jordan bestowed upon him her counsel and her admonitions. After the lapse of a few days Mr. Jordan again offered combat, and threw himself into it with a frenzy. 'Look here!' he shouted at length, 'either you or I are going to leave this house. I can't live with you--understand? I hate the sight of you!' 'Go on!' retorted the other, with mild bitterness. 'Abuse me as much as you like, I can bear it. I shall continue to do my duty, and unless you have recourse to personal violence, here I remain. If you go too far, of course the law must defend me! IFE WAS AN END IN ITSELF SHE HAD NO DESIRE TO EXHIBIT HER WELL FURNISHED ROOMS OR TO GAD ABOUT TALK TALKING OF HER ADVANTAGES EVERY MOMENT OF HER DAY WAS TAKEN UP IN THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF SERVANTS THE DISCHARGE OF AN INFINITUDE OF HOUSEWIFELY TASKS SHE HAD NO ASSISTANCE FROM HER DAUGHTER THE GIRL WENT TO SCHOOL AND WAS ENCOURAGED TO STUDY WITH THE UTMOST APPLICATION THE HUSBAND'S PRESENCE IN THE HOUSE SEEMED A MERE ACCIDENT SAVE IN THE STILL NOCTURNAL SEASON WHEN MISSUS JODAN BESTOWED UPON HIM HER COUNSEL AND HER ADMONITIONS AFTER THE LAPSE OF A FEW DAYS MISTER JORDAN AGAIN OFFERED COMBAT AND THREW HIMSELF INTO IT WITH A FRENZY LOOK ERE HE SHOUTED AT LENGTH EITHER YOU OR I GOING TO LEAVE THIS HOUSE I CAN'T LIVE WITH YOU UNDERSTAND I HATE THE SIGHT OF YOU GO ON RETORTED THE OTHER WITH MILD BITTERNESS ABUSE ME AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE I CAN BEAR IT I SHALL CONTINUE TO DO MY DUTY AND UNLESS YOU HAVE RECOURSE TO PERSONAL VIOLENCE HERE I REMAIN IF YOU GO TOO FAR OF COURSE THE LAW MUST DEFEND ME
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