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Against this precision might be set his strange indulgence in the matter of bills; he merely regarded the total, was never known to dispute an item. Only twice in his long experience had he quitted a lodging because of exorbitant charges, and on these occasions he sternly refused to discuss the matter. AGAINST THIS PRECISION MIGHT BESET HIS STRANGE INDULGENCE IN THE MATTER OF BILLS HE MERELY REGARDED THE TOTAL WAS NEVER KNOWN TO DISPUTE AN ITEM ONLY TWICE IN HIS LONG EXPERIENCE HAD HE QUITTED A LODGING BECAUSE OF EXORBITANT CHARGES AND ON THESE OCCASIONS HE STERNLY REFUSED TO DISCUSS THE MATTER
ferred, those ladies who had entertained him once, and speculated on his possible return, declared Mr. Jordan a 'thorough gentleman'. Lodgers, as a class, do not recommend themselves in Islington; Mr. Jordan shone against the dusky background with almost dazzling splendour. To speak of lodgers as of cattle, he was a prize creature. A certain degree of comfort he firmly exacted; he might be a trifle fastidious about cooking; he stood upon his dignity; but no one could say that he grudged reward for service rendered. It was his practice to pay more than the landlady asked. Twenty-five shillings a week, you say? I shall give you twenty-eight. _But_--' and with raised forefinger he went through the catalogue of his demands. Everything must be done precisely as he directed; even in the laying of his table he insisted upon certain minute peculiarities, and to forget one of them was to earn that gaze of awful reprimand which Mr. Jordan found (or thought) more efficacious than any spoken word.  SADNESS OF HOPE DEFERRED THOSE LADIES WHO HAD ENTERTAINED HIM ONCE AND SPECULATED ON HIS POSSIBLE RETURN DECLARED MISTER JORDAN A THOROUGH GENTLEMAN LODGERS AS A CLASS DO NOT RECOMMEND THEMSELVES IN ISLINGTON MISTER JORDAN SHONE AGAINST THE DUSKY BACKGROUND WITH ALMOST DAZZLING SPLENDOUR TO SPEAK OF LODGERS AS OF CATTLE HE WAS A PRIZE CREATURE A CERTAIN DEGREE OF COMFORT HE FIRMLY EXACTED HE MIGHT BE A TRIFLE FASTIDIOUS ABOUT COOKING HE STOOD UPON HIS DIGNITY BUT NO ONE COULD SAY THAT HE GRUDGED REWARD FOR SERVICE RENDERED IT WAS HIS PRACTICE TO PAY MORE THAN THE LANDLADY ASKED TWENTY FI FIVE SHILLINGS A WEEK YOU SAY I SHALL GIVE YOU TWENTY EIGHT BUT AND WITH RAISED FOREFINGER HE WENT THROUGH THE CATALOGUE OF HIS DEMANDS EVERYTHING MUST BE DONE PRECISELY AS HE DIRECTED EVEN IN THE LAYING OF HIS TABLE HE INSISTED UPON CERTAIN MINUTE PECULIARITIES AND TO FORGET ONE OF THEM WAS TO EARN THAT GAZE OF AWFUL REPRIMAND WHICH MISTER JORDAN FOUND OR THOUGHT MORE EFFICACIOUS THAN ANY SPOKEN WORD
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