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The husband's presence in the house seemed a mere accident  save in the still nocturnal season, when Mrs. Jordan bestowed upon him her counsel and her admonitions. THE HUSBAND'S PRESENCE IN THE HOUSE SEEMED A MERE ACCIDENT SAVE IN THE STILL NOCTURNAL SEASON WHEN MISSUS JODAN BESTOWED UPON HIM HER COUNSEL AND HER ADMONITIONS
to his senses before long--and in this vein Mrs. Jordan continued until night was at odds with morning, only becoming silent when her partner had sunk into the oblivion of uttermost fatigue. The next day Mr. Jordan's demeanour showed him, for the moment at all events, defeated. He made no attempt to read at breakfast; he moved about very quietly. And in the afternoon he came home at the regulation hour. Mrs. Jordan had friends in the neighbourhood, but she saw little of them. She was not a woman of ordinary tastes. Everything proved that, to her mind, the possession of a nice house, with the prospects of a comfortable life, was an end in itself; she had no desire to exhibit her well-furnished rooms, or to gad about talking of her advantages. Every moment of her day was taken up in the superintendence of servants, the discharge of an infinitude of housewifely tasks. She had no assistance from her daughter; the girl went to school, and was encouraged to study with the utmost application.  WOULD RETURN TO HIS SENSES BEFORE LONG AND IN THIS VEIN MISSUS JOAN CONTINUED UNTIL NIGHT WAS AT ODDS WITH MORNING ONLY BECOMING SILENT WHEN HER PARTNER HAD SUNK INTO THE OBLIVION OF UTTERMOST FATIGUE THE NEXT DAY MISTER JORDAN'S DEMEANOUR SHOWED HIM FOR THE MOMENT AT ALL EVENTS DEFEATED HE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO READ AT BREAKFAST HE MOVED ABOUT VERY QUIETLY AND IN THE AFTERNOON HE CAME HOME AT THE REGULATION HOUR MISSUS JORDAN HAD FRIENDS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BUT SHE SAW LITTLE OF THEM SHE WAS NOT A WOMAN OF ORDINARY TASTES EVERYTHING PROVED THAT TO HER MIND THE POSSESSION OF A NICE HOUSE WITH THE PROSPECTS OF A COMFORTABLE LIFE WAS AN END IN ITSELF SHE HAD NO DESIRE TO EXHIBIT HER WELL FURNISHED ROOMS OR TO GAD ABOUT TALK TALKING OF HER ADVANTAGES EVERY MOMENT OF HER DAY WAS TAKEN UP IN THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF SERVANTS THE DISCHARGE OF AN INFINITUDE OF HOUSEWIFELY TASKS SHE HAD NO ASSISTANCE FROM HER DAUGHTER THE GIRL WENT TO SCHOOL AND WAS ENCOURAGED TO STUDY WITH THE UTMOST APPLICATION
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