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Doubtless as a result of this state of mind, he betook himself to a strange house, where, as from neutral ground, he might reflect upon the lodgings he knew, and judge between their merits. DOUBTLESS AS A RESULT OF THIS STATE OF MIND HE BETOOK HIMSELF TO A STRANGE HOUSE WHERE AS FROM NEUTRAL GROUND HE MIGHT REFLECT UPON THE LODGINGS HE KNEW AND JUDGE BETWEEN THEIR MERITS
the very days when he had decided to leave and was asking himself where he should next abide. One of his delights was to return to a house which he had quitted years ago, to behold the excitement and bustle occasioned by his appearance, and play the good-natured autocrat over grovelling dependents. In every case, save the two already mentioned, he had parted with his landlady on terms of friendliness, never vouchsafing a reason for his going away, genially eluding every attempt to obtain an explanation, and at the last abounding in graceful recognition of all that had been done for him. Mr. Jordan shrank from dispute, hated every sort of contention; this characteristic gave a certain refinement to his otherwise commonplace existence. Vulgar vanity would have displayed itself in precisely the acts and words from which his self-esteem nervously shrank. And of late he had been thinking over the list of landladies, with a half-formed desire to settle down, to make himself a permanent home. TMENT DURING THE VERY DAYS WHEN HE HAD DECIDED TO LEAVE AND WAS ASKING HIMSELF WHERE HE SHOULD NEXT ABIDE ONE OF HIS DELIGHTS WAS TO RETURN TO A HOUSE WHICH HE HAD QUITTED YEARS AGO TO BEHOLD THE EXCITEMENT AND BUSTLE OCCASIONED BY HIS APPEARANCE AND PLAY THE GOOD NATURED AUTOCRAT OVER GROVELLING DEPENDENCE IN EVERY CASE SAVE THE TWO ALREADY MENTIONED HE HAD PARTED WITH HIS LANDLADY ON TERMS OF FRIENDLINESS NEVER VOOUCHSAFING A REASON FOR HIS GOING AWAY GENIALLY ELUDING EVERY ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN AN EXPLANATION AND AT THE LAST ABOUNDING ENGRACEFUL RECOGNITION OF ALL THAT HAD BEEN DONE FOR HIM MISTER JORDAN SHRANK FROM DISPUTE HATED EVERY SORT OF CONTENTION THIS CHARACTERISTIC GAVE A CERTAIN REFINEMENT TO HIS OTHERWISE COMMONPLACE EXISTENCE VULGAR VANITY WOULD HAVE DISPLAYED ITSELF IN PRECISELY THE ACTS AND WORDS FROM WHICH HIS SELF ESTEEMED NERVACY SHRANK AND OF LATE HE HAD BEEN THINKING OVER THE LIST OF LAND LADIES WITH A HALF FORMED DESIRE TO SETTLE DOWN TO MAKE HIMSELF A PERMANENT HOME
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