large/9146/troubledmarriages_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/troubledmarriages_05_various_64kb_133
large/9146/troubledmarriages_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/troubledmarriages_05_various_64kb
English
9146
Some friends of mine have gone to live at Wood Green, and I shall look for a house in the same neighbourhood.' Mr. Jordan was, in private, gravely disturbed. He who had flitted from house to house for many years, distressing the souls of landladies, now lamented the prospect of a forced removal. SOME FRIENDS OF MINE HAVE GONE TO LIVE AT WOOD GREEN AND I SHALL LOOK FOR A HOUSE IN THE SAME NEIGHBOURHOOD MISTER JORDAN WAS IN PRIVATE GRAVELY DISTURBED HE WHO HAD FLITTED FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE FOR MANY YEARS DISTRESSING THE SOULS OF LANDLADIES NOW LAMENTED THE PROSPECT OF A FORCED REMOVAL
s little disposed to gossip as himself, a month elapsed before he knew anything of her history; but one evening the reserve on both sides was broken. His landlady modestly inquired whether she was giving satisfaction, and Mr. Jordan replied with altogether unwonted fervour. In the dialogue that ensued, they exchanged personal confidences. The widow had lost her husband four years ago; she came from the Midlands, but had long dwelt in London. Then fell from her lips a casual remark which made the hearer uneasy. 'I don't think I shall always stay here. The neighbourhood is too crowded. I should like to have a house somewhere further out.' Mr. Jordan did not comment on this, but it kept a place in his daily thoughts, and became at length so much of an anxiety that he invited a renewal of the subject. 'You have no intention of moving just yet, Mrs. Elderfield?' 'I was going to tell you, sir,' replied the landlady, with her respectful calm, 'that I have decided to make a change next spring. ISSUS ELDERFIELD SEEMING AS LITTLE DISPOSED TO GOSSIP AS HIMSELF A MONTH ELAPSED BEFORE HE KNEW ANYTHING OF HER HISTORY BUT ONE EVENING THE RESERVE ON BOTH SIDES WAS BROKEN HIS LANDLADY MODESTLY INQUIRED WHETHER SHE WAS GIVING SATIFACTION AND MISTER JORDAN REPLIED WITH ALTOGETHER UNWONTED FERVOUR IN THE DIALOGUE THAT ENSUED THEY EXCHANGED PERSONAL CONFIDENCES THE WIDOW HAD LOST HER HUSBAND FOUR YEARS AGO SHE CAME FROM THE MIDLANDS BUT HAD LONG DWELT IN LONDON THEN FELL FROM HER LIPS A CASUAL REMARK WHICH MADE THE HEARER UNEASY I DON'T THINK I SHALL ALWAYS STAY HERE THE NEIGHBOURHOOD IS TOO CROWDED I SHOULD LIKE TO HAVE A HOUSE SOMEWHERE FURTHER OUT MISTER JORDAN DID NOT COMMENT ON THIS BUT IT KEPT PLACE IN HIS DAILY THOUGHTS AND BECAME AT LENGTH SO MUCH OF AN ANXIETY THAT HE INVITED A RENEWAL OF THE SUBJECT YOU HAVE NO INTENTION OF MOVING JUST YET MISSUS ELDERFIELD I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU SIR REPLIED THE LANDLADY WITH HER RESPECTFUL CALM THAT I HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE A CHANGE NEXT SPRING
large/9146/troubledmarriages_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/troubledmarriages_05_various_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/9146/troubledmarriages_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/troubledmarriages_05_various_64kb.flac