No man knew whence she had come nor why. The relationship seemed to have almost as much to do with blood and body as a mortgage. ‘It must seem strange to you at first. Then she uttered a strangled, ‘Espéce de bête!’ and burst into tears. But when all was over, a sorrowful calm succeeded, and, if not free from grief, she was tranquil. Both husband and wife affected an unnatural ease of manner for the benefit of the efficient parlor-maid, who was putting the finishing touches to the sideboard arrangements. So he sharpened a score of pencils, and after fiddling about and rewriting the last page he had written the previous night, he plunged into work. Until now none of her prayers had ever been answered. “Some day you will be my wife, and it would not be well for either of us to remember that in these unhappy days you and I were separated. You hear what I say, Quilt?" he added, looking at Jack. “Why will you not be sensible? Go back to your old life and your old friends, and forget all about Paris and this absurd delusion of yours.
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