CHAPTER XXII. But such was the violence of his grief,—such the compunction he exhibited, that all but one looked on with an eye of compassion. We do not remember to have met with a single individual, reported to be under petticoat government, who was not content with his lot,—nay, who so far from repining, did not exult in his servitude; and we see no way of accounting for this apparently inexplicable conduct—for which, among other phenomena of married life, various reasons have been assigned, though none entirely satisfactory to us—except upon the ground that these domineering dames possess some charm sufficiently strong to counteract the irritating effect of their tempers; some secret and attractive quality of which the world at large is in ignorance, and with which their husbands alone can be supposed to be acquainted. "The doctor and I agreed to give you a chance—for her sake. " "You don't inquire what brings Sir James Thornhill here?" said Austin. “You need not be alarmed,” he said. But I have two hundred thousand pounds. She would become defensive—what she did would be the thing that mattered. 8. The future Mrs Roding turned bright, laughing eyes on the major. ‘He can’t be Valade, that’s certain,’ mused Gerald, unheeding. ” She caressed his cheek seductively with her left palm and he closed his eyes in dreamy anticipation.
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