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'Yes  that's true  but  ' 'Well, well, you won't let it happen again. Oh really, Archibald!' she suddenly exclaimed. 'The idea of you coming into the room with muddy boots! Why, look! There's a patch of mud on the carpet  ' 'It was my hurry to speak to you,' murmured Mr. Jordan, in confusion. 'Please go at once and take your boots off. YES THAT'S TRUE BUT WELL WELL YOU WON'T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN OH REALLY ARCHIBALD SHE SUDDENLY EXCLAIMED THE IDEA OF YOUR COMING INTO THE ROOM WITH MUDDY BOOTS WHY LOOK THERE'S A PATCH OF MUD ON THE CARPET IT WAS MY HURRY TO SPEAK TO YOU MURMURED MISTER JORDAN IN CONFUSION PLEASE GO AT ONCE AND TAKE YOUR BOOTS OFF
 most capable wife to look after all his needs, to humour all his little habits. He could not have taken a wiser step. For all that, he had lost something, though he did not yet understand what it was. The first perception of a change not for the better flashed upon him one evening in the second week, when he came home an hour later than his wont. Mrs. Jordan, who always stood waiting for him at the window, had no smile as he entered. 'Why are you late?' she asked, in her clear, restrained voice. 'Oh--something or other kept me.' This would not do. Mrs. Jordan quietly insisted on a full explanation of the delay, and it seemed to her unsatisfactory. 'I hope you won't be irregular in your habits, Archibald,' said his wife, with gentle admonition. 'What I always liked in you was your methodical way of living. I shall be very uncomfortable if I never know when to expect you.' 'Yes, my dear, but--business, you see--' 'But you have explained that you _could_ have been back at the usual time. ICH TO SPEND THE REST OF HIS DAYS A KIND AND MOST CAPABLE WIFE TO LOOK AFTER ALL HIS NEEDS TO HUMOUR ALL HIS LITTLE HABITS HE COULD NOT HAVE TAKEN A WISER STEP FOR ALL THAT HE HAD LOST SOMETHING THOUGH HE DID NOT YET UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WAS THE FIRST PERCEPTION OF A CHANGE NOT FOR THE BETTER FLASHED UPON HIM ONE EVENING IN THE SECOND WEEK WHEN HE CAME HOME AN HOUR LATER THAN HIS WONT MISSUS JODAN WHO ALWAYS STOOD WAITING FOR HIM AT THE WINDOW HAD NO SMILE AS HE ENTERED WHY ARE YOU LATE SHE ASKED IN HER CLEAR RESTRAINED VOICE OH SOMETHING OR OTHER KEPT ME THIS WOULD NOT DO MISSUS JORDAN QUIETLY INSISTED ON A FULL EXPLANATION OF THE DELAY AND IT SEEMED TO HER UNSATISFACTORY I HOPE YOU WON'T BE IRREGULAR IN YOUR HABITS ARCHIBALD SAID HIS WIFE WITH GENTLE ADMONITION WHAT I ALWAYS LIKED IN YOU IS YOUR METHODICAL WAY OF LIVING I SHALL BE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE IF I NEVER KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT YOU YES MY DEAR BUT BUSINESS YOU SEE BUT YOU HAVE EXPLAINED THAT YOU COULD HAVE BEEN BACK AT THE USUAL TIME
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