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A thoroughly good and well meaning woman, an excellent housekeeper, the kind of wife to do him credit and improve his social position; but self willed, pertinacious, and probably thinking herself his superior in every respect. A THOROUGHLY GOOD AND WELL MEANING WOMAN AN EXCELLENT HOUSEKEEPER THE KIND OF WIFE TO DO HIM CREDIT AND IMPROVE HIS SOCIAL POSITION BUT SELF WILLED PERTINACIOUS AND PROPERLY THINKING HERSELF HIS SUPERIOR IN EVERY RESPECT
took up his newspaper, folded it conveniently, and set it against the bread so that he could read while eating. Without a word, his wife gently removed it, and laid it aside on a chair. 'What are you doing?' he asked gruffly. 'You mustn't read at meals, Archibald. It's bad manners, and bad for your digestion.' 'I've read the news at breakfast all my life, and I shall do so still,' exclaimed the husband, starting up and recovering his paper. 'Then you will have breakfast by yourself. Nelly, we must go into the other room till papa has finished.' Mr. Jordan ate mechanically, and stared at the newspaper with just as little consciousness. Prompted by the underlying weakness of his character to yield for the sake of peace, wrath made him dogged, and the more steadily he regarded his position, the more was he appalled by the outlook. Why, this meant downright slavery! He had married a woman so horribly like himself in several points that his only hope lay in overcoming her by sheer violence.  HEADACHY AND WORRIED MISTER JORDAN TOOK UP HIS NEWSPAPER FOLDED IT CONVENIENTLY AND SET IT AGAINST THE BREAD THAT HE COULD READ WHILE EATING WITHOUT A WORD HIS WIFE GENTLY REMOVED IT AND LAID IT ASIDE ON A CHAIR WHAT ARE YOU DOING HE ASKED GRUFFLY YOU MUSTN'T READ AT MEALS ARCHIBALD IT'S BAD MANNERS AND BAD FOR YOUR DIGESTION I'VE READ THE NEWS AT BREAKFAST ALL MY LIFE AND I SHALL DO SO STILL EXCLAIMED THE HUSBAND STARTING UP AND RECOVERING HIS PAPER THEN YOU WILL HAVE BREAKFAST BY YOURSELF NANNY WE MUST GO INTO THE OTHER ROOM TILL PAPA HAS FINISHED MISSUS JODDAN ATE MECHANICALLY AND STARED AT THE NEWSPAPER WITH JUST AS LITTLE CONSCIOUSNESS PROMPTED BY THE UNDERLYING WEAKNESS OF HIS CHARACTER TO YIELD FOR THE SAKE OF PEACE WRATH MADE HIM DOGGED AND THE MORE STEADILY HE REGARDED HIS POSITION THE MORE WAS HE APPALLED BY THE OUTLOOK WHY THIS MEANT DOWNRIGHT SLAVERY HE HAD MARRIED A WOMAN SO HORRIBLY LIKE HIMSELF IN SEVERAL POINTS THAT HIS ONLY HOPE LAY IN OVERCOMING HER BY SHEER VIOLENCE
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