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She felt sure, however, of his having reached the house before her; so sure that, when she entered it herself, without even pausing to inquire of Trimmle, she made directly for the library. SHE FELT SURE HOWEVER OF HIS HAVING REACHED THE HOUSE BEFORE HER SO SURE THAT WHEN SHE ENTERED IT HERSELF WITHOUT EVEN PAUSING TO INQUIRE OF TRIMMEL SHE MADE DIRECTLY FOR THE LIBRARY
s of the dining-car, he cultivated the last refinements of punctuality and monotony, discouraging his wife's fancy for the unexpected; and declaring that to a delicate taste there were infinite gradations of pleasure in the fixed recurrences of habit. Still, since no life can completely defend itself from the unforeseen, it was evident that all Boyne's precautions would sooner or later prove unavailable, and Mary concluded that he had cut short a tiresome visit by walking with his caller to the station, or at least accompanying him for part of the way. This conclusion relieved her from farther preoccupation, and she went out herself to take up her conference with the gardener. Thence she walked to the village post-office, a mile or so away; and when she turned toward home, the early twilight was setting in. She had taken a foot-path across the downs, and as Boyne, meanwhile, had probably returned from the station by the highroad, there was little likelihood of their meeting on the way. NERS RATTLED DOWN TO THE JOLTINGS OF THE DINING CARS HE CULTIVATED THE LAST REFINEMENTS OF PUNCTUALITY AND MONOTONY DISCOURAGING HIS WIFE'S FANCY FOR THE UNEXPECTED AND DECLARING THAT TO A DELICATE TASTE THERE WERE INFINITE GRADATIONS OF PLEASURE IN THE RECURRENCES OF HABIT STILL SINCE NO LIFE CAN COMPLETELY DEFEND ITSELF FROM THE UNFORESEEN IT WAS EVIDENT THAT ALL BOYNE'S PRECAUTIONS WOULD SOONER OR LATER PROVE UNAVAILABLE AND MARY CONCLUDED THAT HE HAD CUT SHORT A TIRESOME VISIT BY WALKING WITH HIS CALLER TO THE STATION OR AT LEAST ACCOMPANYING HIM FOR PART OF THE WAY THIS CONCLUSION RELIEVED HER FROM FURTHER PREOCCUPATION AND SHE WENT OUT HERSELF TO TAKE UP HER CONFERENCE WITH THE GARDENER THENCE SHE WALKED TO THE WILL VILLAGE POST OFFICE A MILE OR SO AWAY AND WHEN SHE TURNED TOWARD HOME THE EARLY TWILIGHT WAS SETTING IN SHE HAD TAKEN A FOOTPATH ACROSS THE DOWNS AND AS BOYNE MEANWHILE HAD PROBABLY RETURNED FROM THE STATION BY THE HIGHROAD THERE WAS LITTLE LIKELIHOOD OF THEIR MEETING
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