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Prompted by the underlying weakness of his character to yield for the sake of peace, wrath made him dogged, and the more steadily he regarded his position, the more was he appalled by the outlook. PROMPTED BY THE UNDERLYING WEAKNESS OF HIS CHARACTER TO YIELD FOR THE SAKE OF PEACE WRATH MADE HIM DOGGED AND THE MORE STEADILY HE REGARDED HIS POSITION THE MORE WAS HE APPALLED BY THE OUTLOOK
 ill-tempered unreasonableness; it was merely that she had her favourite way of doing every conceivable thing, and felt so sure it was the best of all possible ways that she could not endure any other. The first serious disagreement between them had reference to conduct at the breakfast-table. After a broken night, feeling headachy and worried, Mr. Jordan took up his newspaper, folded it conveniently, and set it against the bread so that he could read while eating. Without a word, his wife gently removed it, and laid it aside on a chair. 'What are you doing?' he asked gruffly. 'You mustn't read at meals, Archibald. It's bad manners, and bad for your digestion.' 'I've read the news at breakfast all my life, and I shall do so still,' exclaimed the husband, starting up and recovering his paper. 'Then you will have breakfast by yourself. Nelly, we must go into the other room till papa has finished.' Mr. Jordan ate mechanically, and stared at the newspaper with just as little consciousness. IN ANY SPIRIT OF NAGGING OR ILL TEMPERED UNREASONABLENESS IT WAS MERELY THAT SHE HAD HER FAVOURITE WAY OF DOING EVERY CONCEIVABLE THING AND FELT SO SURE THAT IT WAS THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WAYS THAT SHE COULD NOT ENDURE ANY OTHER THE FIRST SERIOUS DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THEM HAD REFERENCE TO CONDUCT AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE AFTER A BROKEN NIGHT FEELING HEADACHY AND WORRIED MISTER JORDAN TOOK UP HIS NEWSPAPER FOLDED IT CONVENIENTLY AND SET IT AGAINST THE BREAD THAT HE COULD READ WHILE EATING WITHOUT A WORD HIS WIFE GENTLY REMOVED IT AND LAID IT ASIDE ON A CHAIR WHAT ARE YOU DOING HE ASKED GRUFFLY YOU MUSTN'T READ AT MEALS ARCHIBALD IT'S BAD MANNERS AND BAD FOR YOUR DIGESTION I'VE READ THE NEWS AT BREAKFAST ALL MY LIFE AND I SHALL DO SO STILL EXCLAIMED THE HUSBAND STARTING UP AND RECOVERING HIS PAPER THEN YOU WILL HAVE BREAKFAST BY YOURSELF NANNY WE MUST GO INTO THE OTHER ROOM TILL PAPA HAS FINISHED MISSUS JODDAN ATE MECHANICALLY AND STARED AT THE NEWSPAPER WITH JUST AS LITTLE CONSCIOUSNESS
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