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Obliged to breakfast at a quarter to eight in town, Willoughby was always luxuriously late when in the country, where he took his meals also in leisurely fashion, often reading from a book propped up on the table before him. OBLIGED TO BREAKFAST AT A QUARTER TO EIGHT IN TOWN WILLOUGHBY WAS ALWAYS LUXURIOUSLY LATE WHEN IN THE COUNTRY WHERE HE TOOK HIS MEALS ALSO IN LEISURELY FASHION OFTEN READING FROM A BOOK PROPPED UP ON THE TABLE BEFORE HIM
erning herself and her family. Thus he learned her name was Esther Stables, that she and her people lived Whitechapel way; that her father was seldom sober, and her mother always ill; and that the aunt with whom she was staying kept the post-office and general shop in Orton village. He learned, too, that Esther was discontented with life in general; that, though she hated being at home, she found the country dreadfully dull; and that, consequently, she was extremely glad to have made his acquaintance. But what he chiefly realized when they parted was that he had spent a couple of pleasant hours talking nonsense with a girl who was natural, simple-minded, and entirely free from that repellently protective atmosphere with which a woman of the 'classes' so carefully surrounds herself. He and Esther had 'made friends' with the ease and rapidity of children before they have learned the dread meaning of 'etiquette', and they said good night, not without some talk of meeting each other again. M INSTEAD MUCH CONCERNING HERSELF AND HER FAMILY THUS HE LEARNED HER NAME WAS ESTHER STABLES THAT SHE AND HER PEOPLE LIVED WHITECHAPEL WAY THAT HER FATHER WAS SELDOM SOBER AND THAT HER MOTHER ALWAYS ILL AND THAT THE AUNT WITH WHOM SHE WAS STAYING KEPT THE POST OFFICE AND GENERAL SHOP IN AUTUMN VILLAGE HE LEARNED TOO THAT ESTHER WAS DISCONTENTED WITH LIFE IN GENERAL THAT THOUGH SHE HATED BEING AT HOME SHE FOUND THE COUNTRY DREADFULLY DULL AND THAT CONSEQUENTLY SHE WAS EXTREMELY GLAD TO HAVE MADE HIS ACQUAINTANCE BUT WHAT HE CHIEFLY REALIZED WHEN THEY PARTED WAS THAT HE HAD SPENT A COUPLE OF PLEASANT HOURS TALKING NONSENSE WITH A GIRL WHO WAS NATURAL SIMPLE MINDED AND ENTIRELY FREE FROM THAT REPELLENTLY PROTECTIVE ATMOSPHERE WITH WHICH A WOMAN OF THE CLASSES SO CAREFULLY SURROUNDS HERSELF HE AND ESTHER HAD MADE FRIENDS WITH THE EASE AND RAPIDITY OF CHILDREN BEFORE THEY HAVE LEARNED THE DREADED MEANING OF ETIQUETTE AND THEY SAID GOOD NIGHT NOT WITHOUT SOME TALK OF MEETING EACH OTHER AGAIN
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