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Elderfield seeming as little disposed to gossip as himself, a month elapsed before he knew anything of her history; but one evening the reserve on both sides was broken. His landlady modestly inquired whether she was giving satisfaction, and Mr. Jordan replied with altogether unwonted fervour. ELDERFIELD SEEMING AS LITTLE DISPOSED TO GOSSIP AS HIMSELF A MONTH ELAPSED BEFORE HE KNEW ANYTHING OF HER HISTORY BUT ONE EVENING THE RESERVE ON BOTH SIDES WAS BROKEN HIS LANDLADY MODESTLY INQUIRED WHETHER SHE WAS GIVING SATIFACTION AND MISTER JORDAN REPLIED WITH ALTOGETHER UNWONTED FERVOUR
; this characteristic gave a certain refinement to his otherwise commonplace existence. Vulgar vanity would have displayed itself in precisely the acts and words from which his self-esteem nervously shrank. And of late he had been thinking over the list of landladies, with a half-formed desire to settle down, to make himself a permanent home. Doubtless as a result of this state of mind, he betook himself to a strange house, where, as from neutral ground, he might reflect upon the lodgings he knew, and judge between their merits. He could not foresee what awaited him under Mrs. Elderfield's roof; the event impressed him as providential; he felt, with singular emotion, that choice was taken out of his hands. Lodgings could not be more than perfect, and such he had found. It was not his habit to chat with landladies. At times he held forth to them on some topic of interest, suavely, instructively; if he gave in to their ordinary talk, it was with a half-absent smile of condescension. Mrs. Y SORT OF CONTENTION THIS CHARACTERISTIC GAVE A CERTAIN REFINEMENT TO HIS OTHERWISE COMMONPLACE EXISTENCE VULGAR VANITY WOULD HAVE DISPLAYED ITSELF IN PRECISELY THE ACTS AND WORDS FROM WHICH HIS SELF ESTEEMED NERVACY SHRANK AND OF LATE HE HAD BEEN THINKING OVER THE LIST OF LAND LADIES WITH A HALF FORMED DESIRE TO SETTLE DOWN TO MAKE HIMSELF A PERMANENT HOME DOUBTLESS AS A RESULT OF THIS STATE OF MIND HE BETOOK HIMSELF TO A STRANGE HOUSE WHERE AS FROM NEUTRAL GROUND HE MIGHT REFLECT UPON THE LODGINGS HE KNEW AND JUDGE BETWEEN THEIR MERITS HE COULD NOT FORESEE WHAT AWAITED HIM UNDER MISSUS ELDERFIELD'S ROOF THE EVENT IMPRESSED HIM AS PROVIDENTIAL HE FELT WITH SINGULAR EMOTION THAT CHOICE WAS TAKEN OUT OF HIS HANDS LODGINGS COULD NOT BE MORE THAN PERFECT AND SUCH HE HAD FOUND IT WAS NOT HIS HABIT TO CHAT WITH LANDLADIES AT TIMES HE HELD FORTH TO THEM ON SOME TOPIC OF INTEREST SUAVELY INSTRUCTIVELY IF HE GAVE IN TO THEIR ORDINARY TALK IT WAS WITH A HALF ABSENT SMILE OF CONDESCENSION MISSUS
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