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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. 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
 a will of her own, and a proper self-respect; behave as he might, _she_ would still persevere in the path of womanly duty. If he thought to make her life unbearable he would find his mistake; she simply should not heed him; perhaps he would return 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.  GOODNESS SHE HAD A WILL OF HER OWN AND A PROPER SELF RESPECT BEHAVE AS HE MIGHT SHE WOULD STILL PERSEVERE IN THE PATH OF WOMANLY DUTY IF HE THOUGHT TO MAKE HER LIFE UNBEARABLE HE WOULD FIND HIS MISTAKE SHE SIMPLY SHOULD NOT HEED HIM PERHAPS HE 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
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