Of course there must have been other such incidents in his career; morally he was neither better nor worse than men in general. She viewed with contempt the women who furnished such opportunities; in her judgment of the male offenders she was more lenient, more philosophical, than formerly.
She had gained her wish, had enjoyed her triumph. A raising of the finger and Everard Barfoot [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] would marry her. Assured of that, she felt a new contentment in life; at times when she was occupied with things as far as [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] possible from this experience, a rush of joy would suddenly fill her heart, and make her cheek glow. She moved among people with a conscious dignity quite unlike that which had only satisfied her need of distinction. She spoke more softly, exercised more patience, smiled [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] where she had been wont to scoff. Miss Nunn was altogether a more amiable person.
Yet, she convinced herself, essentially quite unchanged. She pursued the aim of her life with less bitterness, in a larger spirit, that was all. But pursued it, and without fear of being diverted from the generous path.
Chapter 18 A Reinforcement
Throughout January, Barfoot was endeavouring to [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] persuade his brother Tom to leave London, where the invalid’s health perceptibly grew worse. Doctors were urgent to the same end, but ineffectually; for Mrs. Thomas, though she professed to be amazed at her husband’s folly in remaining where he could not hope for recovery, herself refused to accompany him any whither. This pair [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] had no children. The lady always spoke of herself as a sad sufferer from mysterious infirmities, and had, in fact, a tendency to hysteria, which confused itself inextricably with the results of evil nurture and the impulses of a disposition originally base; nevertheless she made a figure in a certain sphere of [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] vulgar wealth, and even gave opportunity to scandalous tongues. Her husband, whatever his secret thought, would hear nothing against her; his temper, like [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] Everard’s, was marked with stubbornness, and after a good deal of wrangling he
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