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But this Emily refused to be, and the breach between husband and wife widened insidiously. BUT THIS EMILY REFUSED TO BE AND THE BREACH BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE WIDENED INSIDIOUSLY
ce, sweet-tempered. Emily, hurt and galled in a score of petty ways, so subtle that they were beyond a man's courser comprehension, astonished her husband by her fierce outbursts of anger that seemed to him for the most part without reason or excuse. He tried his best to preserve the peace between his wife and mother; and when he failed, not understanding all that Emily really endured at the elder woman's merciless hands, he grew to think her capricious and easily irritated--a spoiled child whose whims must not be taken too seriously. To a certain extent he was right. Emily had been spoiled. The unbroken indulgence which her brother and sister had always accorded her had fitted her but poorly to cope with the trials of her new life. True, Mrs. Fair was an unpleasant woman to live with, but if Emily had chosen to be more patient under petty insults, and less resentful of her husband's well-meant though clumsy efforts for harmony, the older woman could have effected real little mischief. EN AND ON THE SURFACE SWEET TEMPERED EMILY HURT AND GALLED IN A SCORE OF PETTY WAYS SO SUBTLE THAT THEY WERE BEYOND A MAN'S COARSER COMPREHENSION ASTONISHED HER HUSBAND BY HER FIERCE OUTBURSTS OF ANGER THAT SEEMED TO HIM FOR THE MOST PART WITHOUT REASON OR EXCUSE HE TRIED HIS BEST TO PRESERVE THE PEACE BETWEEN HIS WIFE AND MOTHER AND WHEN HE FAILED NOT UNDERSTANDING ALL THAT EMILY REALLY ENDURED AT THE ELDER WOMAN'S MERCILESS HANDS HE BEGAN TO THINK HER CAPRICIOUS AND EASILY IRRITATED A SPOILED CHILD WHOSE WHIMS MUST NOT BE TAKEN TOO SERIOUSLY TO CERTAIN EXTENT HE WAS RIGHT EMILY HAD BEEN SPOILED THE UNBROKEN INDULGENCE WITH HER BROTHER AND SISTER HAD ALWAYS ACCORDED HER HAD FITTED HER BUT POORLY TO COPE WITH THE TRIALS OF HER NEW LIFE TRUE MISSUS FAIR WAS AN UNPLEASANT WOMAN TO LIVE WITH BUT IF EMILY HAD CHOSEN TO BE MORE PATIENT UNDER PETTY INSULTS AND LESS RESENTFUL OF HER HUSBAND'S WELL MEANT THOUGH CLUMSY EFFORTS FOR HARMONY THE OLDER WOMAN COULD HAVE EFFECTED REAL LITTLE MISCHIEF
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