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No one could have gone to work more prudently, or obtained what she wanted at smaller outlay; for all that, Mr. Jordan, having recovered something like his normal frame of mind, viewed the results with consternation. NO ONE COULD HAVE GONE TO WORK MORE PRUDENTLY OR OBTAINED WHAT SHE WANTED AT SMALLER OUTLAY FOR ALL THAT MISTER JORDAN HAVING RECOVERED SOMETHING LIKE HIS NORMAL FRAME OF MIND VIEWED THE RESULTS WITH CONSTERNATION
will had had to do with the recent course of events. Certainly, he had made love to the widow, and had asked her to marry him; but from that point onward he seemed to have put himself entirely in Mrs. Elderfield's hands, granting every request, meeting half-way every suggestion she offered, becoming, in short, quite a different kind of man from his former self. He had not been sensible of a moment's reluctance; he enjoyed the novel sense of yielding himself to affectionate guidance. His wits had gone wool-gathering; they returned to him only after the short honeymoon at Brighton, when he stood upon his own hearth-rug, and looked round at the new furniture and ornaments which symbolized a new beginning of life. The admirable landlady had shown herself energetic, clear-headed, and full of resource; it was she who chose the house, and transacted all the business in connection with it; Mr. Jordan had merely run about in her company from place to place, smiling approval and signing cheques. HOW LITTLE HIS OWN WILL HAD HAD TO DO WITH THE RECENT COURSE OF EVENTS CERTAINLY HE HAD MADE LOVE TO THE WIDOW AND HAD ASKED HER TO MARRY HIM BUT FROM THAT POINT ONWARD HE SEEMED TO HAVE PUT HIMSELF ENTIRELY IN MISSUS ELDERFIELD'S HANDS GRANTING EVERY REQUEST MEETING HALFWAY EVERY SUGGESTION SHE OFFERED BECOMING IN SHORT QUITE A DIFFERENT KIND OF MAN FROM HIS FORMER SELF HE HAD NOT BEEN SENSIBLE OF A MOMENT'S RELUCTANCE HE ENJOYED THE NOVEL SENSE OF YIELDING HIMSELF TO AFFECTIONATE GUIDANCE HIS WITS HAD GONE WOOL GATHERING THEY RETURNED TO HIM ONLY AFTER THE SHORT HONEYMOON AT BRIGHTON WHEN HE STOOD UPON HIS OWN HEARTH RUG AND LOOKED ROUND AT THE NEW FURNITURE AND ORNAMENTS WHICH SYMBOLIZED A NEW BEGINNING OF LIFE THE ADMIRABLE LANDLADY HAD SHOWN HERSELF ENERGETIC CLEAR HEADED AND FULL OF RESOURCE IT WAS SHE WHO CHOSE THE HOUSE AND TRANSACTED ALL THE BUSINESS IN CONNECTION WITH IT MISTER JORDAN HAD MERELY RUN ABOUT IN HER COMPANY FROM PLACE TO PLACE SMILING APPROVAL AND SIGNING CHEQUES
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