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Of course, this showed that he felt the disgracefulness of his behaviour; he was not utterly lost to shame. It could only be hoped that he would not know the bitterness of repentance. OF COURSE THIS SHOWED THAT HE FELT THE DISGRACEFULNESS OF HIS BEHAVIOUR HE WAS NOT UTTERLY LOST TO SHAME IT COULD ONLY BE HOPED THAT HE WOULD NOT KNOW THE BITTERNESS OF REPENTANCE
 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. 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. Though every effort was made to learn the time and place of the ceremony, Mr. Jordan's landladies had the mortification to hear of his wedding only when it was over. VE 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 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 THOUGH EVERY EFFORT WAS MADE TO LEARN THE TIME AND THE PLACE OF THE CEREMONY MISTER JORDAN'S LANDLADIES HAD THE MORTIFICATION TO HEAR OF HIS WEDDING ONLY WHEN IT WAS OVER
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