Thensomeobjectionstotheplanroseupbeforehim：
theydealtalmostexclusivelywiththesocialnuisancethethingwouldentail。Therewastobeahouse-party，withthatDukeandDuchessinit，ofwhomhiswifetalkedsomuch，anditwouldbeamiserablekindofboretohaveasuffocatedgardenerforceduponthemasaprincipaltopicofconversation。Ofcourse，too，itwouldmoreorlessthrowthewholehouseholdintoconfusion。Anditseffectuponhiswife！——theprogressofhisthoughtswascheckedabruptlybythissuggestion。Avisionoftheshocksuchacatastrophemightinvolvetoher——oratthebest，ofthegrossunpleasantnessshewouldfindinit——flashedoverhismind，andthenyieldedtoasoftening，radiantconsciousnessofhowmuchthismeanttohim。
Itseemedtoeffaceeverythingelseupontheinstant。
Aprofoundlytenderdesireforherhappinesswasincompletepossession。Alreadythenotionofdoinganythingtowoundorgrieveherappearedincredibletohim。
\"Well，Gafferson，\"heheardhimselfsaying，inoneofthemorereservedtonesofhispatriarchalmanner。