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He was satisfied, without in the least being able to say why, that this young lady might roughly have ranked in the house as a poor relation; satisfied also that she was not there on a brief visit, but was more or less a part of the establishment  almost a working, a remunerated part. HE WAS SATISFIED WITHOUT IN THE LEAST BEING ABLE TO SAY WHY THAT THIS YOUNG LADY MIGHT ROUGHLY HAVE RANKED IN THE HOUSE AS A POOR RELATION SATISFIED ALSO THAT SHE WAS NOT THERE ON A BRIEF VISIT BUT WAS MORE OR LESS A PART OF THE ESTABLISHMENT ALMOST A WORKING A REMUNERATED PART
It affected him as the sequel of something of which he had lost the beginning. He knew it, and for the time quite welcomed it, as a continuation, but didn't know what it continued, which was an interest or an amusement the greater as he was also somehow aware--yet without a direct sign from her--that the young woman herself hadn't lost the thread. She hadn't lost it, but she wouldn't give it back to him, he saw, without some putting forth of his hand for it; and he not only saw that, but saw several things more, things odd enough in the light of the fact that at the moment some accident of grouping brought them face to face he was still merely fumbling with the idea that any contact between them in the past would have had no importance. If it had had no importance he scarcely knew why his actual impression of her should so seem to have so much; the answer to which, however, was that in such a life as they all appeared to be leading for the moment one could but take things as they came. HIM RATHER PLEASANTLY IT AFFECTED HIM AS THE SEQUEL OF SOMETHING OF WHICH HE HAD LOST THE BEGINNING HE KNEW IT AND FOR THE TIME QUITE WELCOMED IT AS A CONTINUATION BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT CONTINUED WHICH WAS AN INTEREST OR AN AMUSEMENT THE GREATER AS HE WAS ALSO SOMEHOW AWARE YET WITHOUT A DIRECT SIGN FROM HER THAT THE YOUNG WOMAN HERSELF HADN'T LOST THE THREAD SHE HADN'T LOST IT BUT SHE WOULDN'T GIVE IT BACK TO HIM HE SAW WITHOUT SOME PUTTING FORTH OF HIS HAND FOR IT AND HE NOT ONLY SAW THAT BUT SAW SEVERAL THINGS MORE THINGS ODD ENOUGH IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT AT THE MOMENT SOME ACCIDENT OF GROUPING BROUGHT THEM FACE TO FACE HE WAS STILL MERELY FUMBLING WITH THE IDEA THAT ANY CONTACT BETWEEN THEM AND THE PAST WOULD HAVE HAD NO IMPORTANCE IF IT HAD HAD NO IMPORTANCE HE SCARCELY KNEW WHY HIS ACTUAL IMPRESSION OF HER SHOULD SO SEEM TO HAVE SO MUCH THE ANSWER TO WHICH HOWEVER WAS THAT IN SUCH A LIFE AS THEY ALL APPEARED TO BE LEADING FOR THE MOMENT ONE COULD BUT TAKE THINGS AS THEY CAME
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