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Inwardly he must have suffered torture; but he preserved a calm exterior even when the young criticised his little home, and he always lifted his hat courteously to any lady who looked inside. It may have been quixotic, but it was magnificent. INWARDLY HE MUST HAVE SUFFERED TORTURE BUT HE PRESERVED A CALM EXTERIOR EVEN WHEN THE YOUNG CRITICIZED HIS LITTLE HOME AND HE ALWAYS LIFTED HIS HAT COURTEOUSLY TO ANY LADY WHO LOOKED INSIDE IT MAY HAVE BEEN QUIXOTIC BUT IT WAS MAGNIFICENT
 dear invitations to him to come out he replied sadly but firmly: 'No, my own one, this is the place for me.' In the bitterness of his remorse he swore that he would never leave the kennel until his children came back. Of course this was a pity; but whatever Mr. Darling did he had to do in excess; otherwise he soon gave up doing it. And there never was a more humble man than the once proud George Darling, as he sat in the kennel of an evening talking with his wife of their children and all their pretty ways. Very touching was his deference to Nana. He would not let her come into the kennel, but on all other matters he followed her wishes implicitly. Every morning the kennel was carried with Mr. Darling in it to a cab, which conveyed him to his office, and he returned home in the same way at six. Something of the strength of character of the man will be seen if we remember how sensitive he was to the opinion of neighbours: this man whose every movement now attracted surprised attention. ISSUS DARLING'S DEAR INVITATIONS TO HIM TO COME OUT HE REPLIED SADLY BUT FIRMLY NO MY OWN ONE THIS IS THE PLACE FOR ME IN THE BITTERNESS OF HIS REMORSE HE SWORE THAT HE WOULD NEVER LEAVE THE KENNEL UNTIL HIS CHILDREN CAME BACK OF COURSE THIS WAS A PITY BUT WHATEVER MISTER DARLING DID HE HAD TO DO AN EXCESS OTHERWISE HE SOON GAVE UP DOING IT AND THERE NEVER WAS A MORE HUMBLE MAN THAN THE ONCE PROUD GEORGE DARLING AS HE SAT IN THE KENNEL OF AN EVENING TALKING WITH HIS WIFE OF THEIR CHILDREN AND ALL THEIR PRETTY WAYS VERY TOUCHING WAS HIS DEFERENCE TO NANA HE WOULD NOT LET HER COME INTO THE KENNEL BUT ON ALL OTHER MATTERS HE FOLLOWED HER WISHES IMPLICITLY EVERY MORNING THE KENNEL WAS CARRIED WITH MISTER DARLING IN IT TO A CAB WHICH CONVEYED HIM TO THE OFFICE AND HE RETURNED HOME IN THE SAME WAY AT SIX SOMETHING OF THE STRENGTH OF CHARACTER OF THE MAN WILL BE SEEN IF WE REMEMBER HOW SENSITIVE HE WAS TO THE OPINION OF NEIGHBORS THIS MAN WHOSE EVERY MOVEMENT NOW ATTRACTED SURPRISED ATTENTION
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