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What had possessed him to abandon this precious liberty! The thought of Wood Green revolted him; live there as long as he might, he would never be at home. WHAT HAD POSSESSED HIM TO ABANDON THIS PRECIOUS LIBERTY THE THOUGHT OF WOOD GREEN REVOLTED HIM LIVED THERE AS LONG AS HE MIGHT HE WOULD NEVER BE AT HOME
sition, the more was he appalled by the outlook. Why, this meant downright slavery! He had married a woman so horribly like himself in several points that his only hope lay in overcoming her by sheer violence. A thoroughly good and well-meaning woman, an excellent housekeeper, the kind of wife to do him credit and improve his social position; but self-willed, pertinacious, and probably thinking herself his superior in every respect. He had nothing to fear but subjection--the one thing he had never anticipated, the one thing he could never endure. He went off to business without seeing his wife again, and passed a lamentable day. At his ordinary hour of return, instead of setting off homeward, he strayed about the by-streets of Islington and Pentonville. Not till this moment had he felt how dear they were to him, the familiar streets; their very odours fell sweet upon his nostrils. Never again could he go hither and thither, among the old friends, the old places, to his heart's content. STEADILY HE REGARDED HIS POSITION THE MORE WAS HE APPALLED BY THE OUTLOOK WHY THIS MEANT DOWNRIGHT SLAVERY HE HAD MARRIED A WOMAN SO HORRIBLY LIKE HIMSELF IN SEVERAL POINTS THAT HIS ONLY HOPE LAY IN OVERCOMING HER BY SHEER VIOLENCE A THOROUGHLY GOOD AND WELL MEANING WOMAN AN EXCELLENT HOUSEKEEPER THE KIND OF WIFE TO DO HIM CREDIT AND IMPROVE HIS SOCIAL POSITION BUT SELF WILLED PERTINACIOUS AND PROPERLY THINKING HERSELF HIS SUPERIOR IN EVERY RESPECT HE HAD NOTHING TO FEAR BUT SUBJECTION THE ONE THING HE HAD NEVER ANTICIPATED THE ONE THING HE COULD NEVER ENDURE HE WENT OFF TO BUSINESS WITHOUT SEEING HIS WIFE AGAIN AND PASSED A LAMENTABLE DAY AT HIS ORDINARY HOUR OF RETURN INSTEAD OF SETTING OFF HOMEWARD HE STRAYED ABOUT THE BY STREETS OF ISLINGTON AND PENTONVILLE NOT TILL THIS MOMENT HAD HE FELT HOW DEAR THEY WERE TO HIM THE FAMILIAR STREETS THEIR VERY ODORS FELL SWEET UPON HIS NOSTRILS NEVER AGAIN COULD HE GO HITHER AND THITHER AMONG THE OLD FRIENDS THE OLD PLACES TO HIS HEART'S CONTENT
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