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He himself, in the old days, had plagued his landladies by insisting upon method and routine, by his faddish attention to domestic minutiae; he now learnt what it was to be subjected to the same kind of despotism, exercised with much more exasperating persistence. HE HIMSELF IN THE OLD DAYS HAD PLAGUED HIS LANDLADIES BY INSISTING UPON METHOD AND ROUTINE BY HIS FAVISH ATTENTION TO DOMESTIC MINUTIAE HE NOW LEARNT WHAT IT WAS TO BE SUBJECTED TO THE SAME KIND OF DESPOTISM EXERCISED WITH MUCH MORE EXASPERATING PERSISTENCE
ct you.' 'Yes, my dear, but--business, you see--' 'But you have explained that you _could_ have been back at the usual time.' 'Yes--that's true--but--' 'Well, well, you won't let it happen again. Oh really, Archibald!' she suddenly exclaimed. 'The idea of you coming into the room with muddy boots! Why, look! There's a patch of mud on the carpet--' 'It was my hurry to speak to you,' murmured Mr. Jordan, in confusion. 'Please go at once and take your boots off. And you left your slippers in the bedroom this morning. You must always bring them down, and put them in the dining-room cupboard; then they're ready for you when you come into the house.' Mr. Jordan had but a moderate appetite for his dinner, and he did not talk so pleasantly as usual. This was but the beginning of troubles such as he had not for a moment foreseen. His wife, having since their engagement taken the upper hand, began to show her determination to keep it, and day by day her rule grew more galling to the ex-bachelor. BE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE IF I NEVER KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT YOU YES MY DEAR BUT BUSINESS YOU SEE BUT YOU HAVE EXPLAINED THAT YOU COULD HAVE BEEN BACK AT THE USUAL TIME YES THAT'S TRUE BUT WELL WELL YOU WON'T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN OH REALLY ARCHIBALD SHE SUDDENLY EXCLAIMED THE IDEA OF YOUR COMING INTO THE ROOM WITH MUDDY BOOTS WHY LOOK THERE'S A PATCH OF MUD ON THE CARPET IT WAS MY HURRY TO SPEAK TO YOU MURMURED MISTER JORDAN IN CONFUSION PLEASE GO AT ONCE AND TAKE YOUR BOOTS OFF AND YOU LEFT YOUR SLIPPERS IN THE BEDROOM THIS MORNING YOU MUST ALWAYS BRING THEM DOWN AND PUT THEM IN THE DINING ROOM CUPBOARD THEN THEY'RE READY FOR YOU WHEN YOU COME INTO THE HOUSE MISSUS JODAN HAD BUT A MODERATE APPETITE FOR HIS DINNER AND HE DID NOT TALK SO PLEASANTLY AS USUAL THIS WAS BUT THE BEGINNING OF TROUBLE SUCH AS HE HAD NOT FOR A MOMENT FORESEEN HIS WIFE HAVING SINCE THEIR ENGAGEMENT TAKEN THE UPPER HAND BEGAN TO SHOW HER DETERMINATION TO KEEP IT AND DAY BY DAY HER RULE GREW MORE GALLING TO THE EX BACHELOR
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