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Afraid of questions if he showed himself in the old resorts, he spent some hours in a billiard room near King's Cross, and towards midnight took a bedroom under the same roof. On going to business next day, he awaited with tremors either a telegram or a visit from his wife; but the whole day passed, and he heard nothing. AFRAID OF QUESTIONS IF HE SHOWED HIMSELF IN THE OLD RESORTS HE SPENT SOME HOURS IN A BILLIARD ROOM NEAR KING'S CROSS AND TOWARDS MIDNIGHT TOOK A BEDROOM UNDER THE SAME ROOF ON GOING TO BUSINESS NEXT DAY HE AWAITED WITH TREMORS EITHER A TELEGRAM OR A VISIT FROM HIS WIFE BUT THE WHOLE DAY PASSED AND HE HEARD NOTHING
ve with you--understand? I hate the sight of you!' 'Go on!' retorted the other, with mild bitterness. 'Abuse me as much as you like, I can bear it. I shall continue to do my duty, and unless you have recourse to personal violence, here I remain. If you go too far, of course the law must defend me!' This was precisely what Mr. Jordan knew and dreaded; the law was on his wife's side, and by applying at a police-court for protection she could overwhelm him with shame and ridicule, which would make life intolerable. Impossible to argue with this woman. Say what he might, the fault always seemed his. His wife was simply doing her duty--in a spirit of admirable thoroughness; he, in the eyes of a third person, would appear an unreasonable and violent curmudgeon. Had it not all sprung out of his obstinacy with regard to reading at breakfast? How explain to anyone what he suffered in his nerves, in his pride, in the outraged habitudes of a lifetime? That evening he did not return to Wood Green.  TO LEAVE THIS HOUSE I CAN'T LIVE WITH YOU UNDERSTAND I HATE THE SIGHT OF YOU GO ON RETORTED THE OTHER WITH MILD BITTERNESS ABUSE ME AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE I CAN BEAR IT I SHALL CONTINUE TO DO MY DUTY AND UNLESS YOU HAVE RECOURSE TO PERSONAL VIOLENCE HERE I REMAIN IF YOU GO TOO FAR OF COURSE THE LAW MUST DEFEND ME THIS WAS PRECISELY WHAT MISTER JORDAN KNEW AND DREADED THE LAW WAS ON HIS WIFE'S SIDE AND BY APPLYING AT A POLICE COURT FOR PROTECTION SHE COULD OVERWHELM HIM WITH SHAME AND RIDICULE WHICH WOULD MAKE LIFE INTOLERABLE IMPOSSIBLE TO ARGUE WITH THIS WOMAN SAY WHAT HE MIGHT THE FAULT ALWAYS SEEMED HIS HIS WIFE WAS SIMPLY DOING HER DUTY IN A SPIRIT OF ADMIRABLE THOROUGHNESS HE IN THE EYES OF A THIRD PERSON WOULD APPEAR AN UNREASONABLE AND VIOLENT CURMUDGEON HAD IT NOT ALL SPRUNG OUT OF HIS OBSTINACY WITH REGARD TO READING AT BREAKFAST HOW EXPLAIN TO ANY ONE WHAT HE SUFFERED IN HIS NERVES IN HIS PRIDE IN THE OUTRAGED HABITUDES OF A LIFETIME THAT EVENING HE DID NOT RETURN TO WOOD GREEN
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