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Every day of those years to be spent in her society; he and she face to face, soul to soul; they two alone amid all the whirling, busy, indifferent world. EVERY DAY OF THOSE YEARS TO BE SPENT IN HER SOCIETY HE AND SHE FACE TO FACE SOUL TO SOUL THEY TOO ALONE AMID ALL THE WHIRLING BUSY INDIFFERENT WORLD
ious fatuity, perceived that it was folly to expect that a few weeks of his companionship could alter or pull up the impressions of years, or rather of generations. Yet here he paused to admit a curious thing: it was not only Esther's bad habits which vexed him, but habits quite unblameworthy in themselves which he never would have noticed in another, irritated him in her. He disliked her manner of standing, of walking, of sitting in a chair, of folding her hands. Like a lover, he was conscious of her proximity without seeing her. Like a lover, too, his eyes followed her every movement, his ear noted every change in her voice. But then, instead of being charmed by everything as the lover is, everything jarred upon him. What was the meaning of this? Tonight the anomaly pressed upon him: he reviewed his position. Here was he, quite a young man, just twenty-six years of age, married to Esther, and bound to live with her so long as life should last--twenty, forty, perhaps fifty years more. AND WITH HUMILIATION AT HIS PREVIOUS FATUITY PERCEIVED THAT IT WAS FOLLY TO EXPECT THAT A FEW WEEKS OF HIS COMPANIONSHIP COULD ALTER OR PULL UP THE IMPRESSIONS OF YEARS OR RATHER OF GENERATIONS YET HERE HE PAUSED TO ADMIT A CURIOUS THING IT WAS NOT ONLY ESTHER'S BAD HABITS WHICH VEXED HIM BUT HABITS QUITE UNBLAMEWORTHY IN THEMSELVES WHICH HE NEVER WOULD HAVE NOTICED IN ANOTHER IRRITATED HIM IN HER HE DISLIKED HER MANNER OF STANDING OF WALKING OF STING IN A CHAIR OF FOLDING HER HANDS LIKE A LOVER HE WAS CONSCIOUS OF HER PROXIMITY WITHOUT SEEING HER LIKE A LOVER TOO HIS EYES FOLLOWED HER EVERY MOVEMENT HIS EAR NOTED EVERY CHANGE IN HER VOICE BUT THEN INSTEAD OF BEING CHARMED BY EVERYTHING AS THE LOVER IS EVERYTHING JARRED UPON HIM WHAT WAS THE MEANING OF THIS TO NIGHT THE ANOMALY PRESSED UPON HIM HE REVIEWED HIS POSITION HERE WAS HE QUITE A YOUNG MAN JUST TWENTY SIX YEARS OF AGE MARRIED TO ESTHER AND BOUND TO LIVE WITH HER SO LONG AS LIFE SHOULD LAST TWENTY FORTY PERHAPS FIFTY YEARS MORE
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