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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. 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
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. 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.  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 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
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