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Little by little he imparted to Mrs. Elderfield a complete knowledge of his commercial history, of his pecuniary standing  matters of which he had never before spoken to a mere acquaintance. LITTLE BY LITTLE HE IMPARTED TO MISSUS ELDERFIELD A COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS COMMERCIAL HISTORY OF HIS PECUNIARY STANDING MATTERS OF WHICH HE HAD NEVER BEFORE SPOKEN TO A MERE ACQUAINTANCE
n, 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. It was open to him to accompany Mrs. Elderfield, but he shrank from the thought of living in so remote a district. Wood Green! The very name appalled him, for he had never been able to endure the country. He betook himself one dreary autumn afternoon to that northern suburb, and what he saw did not at all reassure him. On his way back he began once more to review the list of old lodgings. But from that day his conversations with Mrs. Elderfield grew more frequent, more intimate. In the evening he occasionally made an excuse for knocking at her parlour door, and lingered for a talk which ended only at supper time. He spoke of his own affairs, and grew more ready to do so as his hearer manifested a genuine interest, without impertinent curiosity. VE 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 IT WAS OPEN TO HIM TO ACCOMPANY MISSUS ELDERFIELD BUT HE SHRANK FROM THE THOUGHT OF OF LIVING IN SO REMOTE A DISTRICT WOOD GREEN THE VERY NAME APPALLED HIM FOR HE HAD NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ENDURE THE COUNTRY HE BETOOK HIMSELF ONE DREARY AUTUMN AFTERNOON TO THAT NORTHERN SUBURB AND WHAT HE SAW DID NOT AT ALL REASSURE HIM ON HIS WAY BACK HE BEGAN ONCE MORE TO REVIEW THE LIST OF OLD LODGINGS BUT FROM THAT DAY HIS CONVERSATIONS WITH MISSUS ELDERFIELD GREW MORE FREQUENT MORE INTIMATE IN THE EVENING HE OCCASIONALLY MADE AN EXCUSE FOR KNOCKING AT HER PARLOR DOOR AND LINGERED FOR A TALK WHICH ENDED ONLY AT SUPPER TIME HE SPOKE OF HIS OWN AFFAIRS AND GREW MORE READY TO DO SO AS HIS HEARER MANIFESTED A GENUINE INTEREST WITHOUT IMPERTINENT CURIOSITY
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