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Mrs. Jordan had friends in the neighbourhood, but she saw little of them. She was not a woman of ordinary tastes. MISSUS JORDAN HAD FRIENDS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BUT SHE SAW LITTLE OF THEM SHE WAS NOT A WOMAN OF ORDINARY TASTES
usted, he fled at length from the room. A couple of hours later they met again in the nuptial chamber, and again Mrs. Jordan began to talk. Her point, as before, was that he had begun married life about as badly as possible. Why had he married her at all? What fault had she committed to incur such outrageous usage? But, thank goodness, she had a will of her own, and a proper self-respect; behave as he might, _she_ would still persevere in the path of womanly duty. If he thought to make her life unbearable he would find his mistake; she simply should not heed him; perhaps he would return to his senses before long--and in this vein Mrs. Jordan continued until night was at odds with morning, only becoming silent when her partner had sunk into the oblivion of uttermost fatigue. The next day Mr. Jordan's demeanour showed him, for the moment at all events, defeated. He made no attempt to read at breakfast; he moved about very quietly. And in the afternoon he came home at the regulation hour. IONS NERVOUSLY EXHAUSTED HE FLED AT LENGTH FROM THE ROOM A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER THEY MET AGAIN IN THE NUPTIAL CHAMBER AND AGAIN MISSUS JORDAN BEGAN TO TALK HER POINT AS BEFORE WAS THAT HE HAD BEGUN MARRIED LIFE ABOUT AS BADLY AS POSSIBLE WHY HAD HE MARRIED HER AT ALL WHAT FAULT HAD SHE COMMITTED TO ENCOURAGE SUCH OUTRAGEOUS USAGE BUT THANK GOODNESS SHE HAD A WILL OF HER OWN AND A PROPER SELF RESPECT BEHAVE AS HE MIGHT SHE WOULD STILL PERSEVERE IN THE PATH OF WOMANLY DUTY IF HE THOUGHT TO MAKE HER LIFE UNBEARABLE HE WOULD FIND HIS MISTAKE SHE SIMPLY SHOULD NOT HEED HIM PERHAPS HE WOULD RETURN TO HIS SENSES BEFORE LONG AND IN THIS VEIN MISSUS JOAN CONTINUED UNTIL NIGHT WAS AT ODDS WITH MORNING ONLY BECOMING SILENT WHEN HER PARTNER HAD SUNK INTO THE OBLIVION OF UTTERMOST FATIGUE THE NEXT DAY MISTER JORDAN'S DEMEANOUR SHOWED HIM FOR THE MOMENT AT ALL EVENTS DEFEATED HE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO READ AT BREAKFAST HE MOVED ABOUT VERY QUIETLY AND IN THE AFTERNOON HE CAME HOME AT THE REGULATION HOUR
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