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Had it been one of themselves they could have borne the chagrin; but a woman whom not one of them knew, an alien! What base arts had she practised? Ah, it was better not to inquire too closely into the secrets of that lodging house. HAD IT BEEN ONE OF THEMSELVES THEY COULD HAVE BORNE THE CHAGRIN BUT A WOMAN WHOM NOT ONE OF THEM KNEW AN ALIEN WHAT BASE ARTS HAD SHE PRACTISED IT WAS BETTER NOT TO INQUIRE TOO CLOSELY INTO THE SECRETS OF THAT LODGING HOUSE
eside, perpetually musing. On a day in March one of his old landladies, Mrs. Higdon, sped to the house of another, Mrs. Evans, panting under a burden of strange news. Could it be believed! Mr. Jordan was going to marry--to marry that woman in whose house he was living! Mrs. Higdon had it on the very best authority--that of Mr. Jordan's partner, who spoke of the affair without reserve. A new house had already been taken--at Wood Green. Well! After all these years, after so many excellent opportunities, to marry a mere stranger and forsake Islington! In a moment Mr. Jordan's character was gone; had he figured in the police-court under some disgraceful charge, these landladies could hardly have felt more shocked and professed themselves more disgusted. The intelligence spread. Women went out of their way to have a sight of Mrs. Elderfield's house; they hung about for a glimpse of that sinister person herself. She had robbed them, every one, of a possible share in Islington's prize lodger. E BY THE FIRESIDE PERPETUALLY MUSING ON A DAY IN MARCH ONE OF HIS OLD LAND LADIES MISSUS HIGDEN SPED TO THE HOUSE OF ANOTHER MISSUS EVANS PANTING UNDER A BURDEN OF STRANGE NEWS COULD IT BE BELIEVED MISTER JOHN WAS GOING TO MARRY TO MARRY THAT WOMAN IN WHOSE HOUSE HE WAS LIVING MISSUS HIGDEN HAD IT ON THE VERY BEST AUTHORITY THAT OF MISTER JORDAN'S PARTNER WHO SPOKE OF THE AFFAIR WITHOUT RESERVE A NEW HOUSE HAD ALREADY BEEN TAKEN AT WOOD GREEN WELL AFTER ALL THESE YEARS AFTER SO MANY EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES TO MARRY A MERE STRANGER AND FORSAKE ISLINGTON IN A MOMENT MISTER JORDAN'S CHARACTER WAS GONE HAD HE FIGURED IN THE POLICE COURT UNDER SOME DISGRACEFUL CHARGE THESE LANDLADIES COULD HARDLY HAVE FELT MORE SHOCKED AND PROFESSED THEMSELVES MORE DISGUSTED THE INTELLIGENCE SPREAD WOMEN WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY TO HAVE A SIGHT OF MISSUS ELDERFIELD'S HOUSE THEY HUNG ABOUT FOR A GLIMPSE OF THAT SINISTER PERSON HERSELF SHE HAD ROBBED THEM EVERY ONE OF A POSSIBLE SHARE IN ISLINGTON'S PRIZE LODGER
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