‘It is necessary that one is at all times ready to protect oneself,’ explained the
young lady flatly. ‘And this is not all,’ went on the lady, evidently determined to disclose all her
wrongs. There was scant social life on the Sha-mien
aside from masculine foregatherings, little that interested him. Behind the Avenue was a little hill, and an iron-fenced path went over the
crest of this to a stile under an elm-tree, and forked there, with one branch going
back into the Avenue again. What she said is true. "Not entirely," replied Jonathan, calmly; "though I shouldn't be ashamed of it if
it were. But finding all continue silent, he cautiously lifted the latch, and crept into
the room, resolved to punish the offender in case his suspicions should prove
correct. After the first courses however she scarcely noticed him. You can come back for
these, for you’ll carry him to the gatehouse, that’s what you’ll do. 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. "
"Hum!" exclaimed Jonathan. “Mike’s an idiot and we both know it, Lucy! I can’t
stand him!”
“Did you two have a fight? Are you breaking up?”
Lucy said worriedly. Yet you catch
her eye—you can’t seem to escape from it.
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