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Lastly, Bronckhorst used to say, 'There! That'll do, that'll do. For God's sake try to behave like a rational woman. Go into the drawing room.' Mrs. Bronckhorst would go, trying to carry it all off with a smile; and the guest of the evening would feel angry and uncomfortable. LASTLY BRONCOURSE USED TO SAY THERE THAT'LL DO THAT'LL DO FOR GOD'S SAKE TRY TO BEHAVE YOU LIKE A RATIONAL WOMAN GO INTO THE DRAWING ROOM MISSUS BRONCURST WOULD GO TRYING TO CARRY IT ALL OFF WITH A SMILE AND THE GUESTS OF THE EVENING WOULD FEEL ANGRY AND UNCOMFORTABLE
he table, the same, same face of his wedded wife, and knows that, as he has sat facing it, so must he continue to sit until the day of its death or his own. Most men and all women know the spasm. It only lasts for three breaths as a rule, must be a 'throw-back' to times when men and women were rather worse than they are now, and is too unpleasant to be discussed. Dinner at the Bronckhorsts' was an infliction few men cared to undergo. Bronckhorst took a pleasure in saying things that made his wife wince. When their little boy came in at dessert Bronckhorst used to give him half a glass of wine, and, naturally enough, the poor little mite got first riotous, next miserable, and was removed screaming. Bronckhorst asked if that was the way Teddy usually behaved, and whether Mrs. Bronckhorst could not spare some of her time 'to teach the little beggar decency'. Mrs. Bronckhorst, who loved the boy more than her own life, tried not to cry--her spirit seemed to have been broken by her marriage. ENTY YEARS MARRIED WHEN HE SEES ACROSS THE TABLE THE SAME FACE OF HIS WEDDED WIFE AND KNOWS THAT AS HE HAS SAT FACING IT SO MUST HE CONTINUE TO SIT UNTIL THE DAY OF ITS DEATH OR HIS OWN MOST MEN AND ALL WOMEN KNOW THE SPASM IT ONLY LASTS FOR THREE BREATHS AS A RULE MUST BE A THROW BACK TO TIMES WHEN MEN AND WOMEN WERE RATHER WORSE THAN THEY ARE NOW AND IS TOO UNPLEASANT TO BE DISCUSSED DINNER AT THE BRONCOURSTS WAS AN INFLICTION FEW MEN CARED TO UNDERGO BRONCORSE TOOK A PLEASURE IN SAYING THINGS THAT MADE HIS WIFE WINCE WHEN THEIR LITTLE BOY CAME IN AT DESSERT BRONCORSE USED TO GIVE HIM HALF A GLASS OF WINE AND NATURALLY ENOUGH THE POOR LITTLE MITE GOT FIRST RIOTOUS NEXT MISERABLE AND WAS REMOVED SCREAMING BRONCOURSE ASKED IF THAT WAS THE WAY TEDDY USUALLY BEHAVED AND WHETHER MISSUS BRONCORSE COULD NOT SPARE SOME OF HER TIME TO TEACH THE LITTLE BEGGAR DECENCY MISSUS BRONCORST WHO LOVED THE BOY MORE THAN HER OWN LIFE TRIED NOT TO CRY HER SPIRIT SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN BROKEN BY HER MARRIAGE
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