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'You have no intention of moving just yet, Mrs. Elderfield?' 'I was going to tell you, sir,' replied the landlady, with her respectful calm, 'that I have decided to make a change next spring. YOU HAVE NO INTENTION OF MOVING JUST YET MISSUS ELDERFIELD I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU SIR REPLIED THE LANDLADY WITH HER RESPECTFUL CALM THAT I HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE A CHANGE NEXT SPRING
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. 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. In the dialogue that ensued, they exchanged personal confidences. The widow had lost her husband four years ago; she came from the Midlands, but had long dwelt in London. Then fell from her lips a casual remark which made the hearer uneasy. 'I don't think I shall always stay here. The neighbourhood is too crowded. I should like to have a house somewhere further out.' Mr. Jordan did not comment on this, but it kept a place in his daily thoughts, and became at length so much of an anxiety that he invited a renewal of the subject. 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 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 IN THE DIALOGUE THAT ENSUED THEY EXCHANGED PERSONAL CONFIDENCES THE WIDOW HAD LOST HER HUSBAND FOUR YEARS AGO SHE CAME FROM THE MIDLANDS BUT HAD LONG DWELT IN LONDON THEN FELL FROM HER LIPS A CASUAL REMARK WHICH MADE THE HEARER UNEASY I DON'T THINK I SHALL ALWAYS STAY HERE THE NEIGHBOURHOOD IS TOO CROWDED I SHOULD LIKE TO HAVE A HOUSE SOMEWHERE FURTHER OUT MISTER JORDAN DID NOT COMMENT ON THIS BUT IT KEPT PLACE IN HIS DAILY THOUGHTS AND BECAME AT LENGTH SO MUCH OF AN ANXIETY THAT HE INVITED A RENEWAL OF THE SUBJECT
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