Tousehisownphrase，hewas“outofsorts。“Asluggishreluctancetofacechangeofanykindpossessedhim。HedecidedonstayingatSaltPatchuntilhismarriagetoMrs。Glenarmwhichhethenlookeduponasacertaintyobligedhimtoalterhishabitscompletely，onceforall。FromFulhamhehadgone，thenextday，toattendtheinquiryinPortlandPlace。AndtoFulhamhereturned，whenhebroughtthewifewhohadbeenforceduponhimtoher“home。“
Suchwasthepositionofthetenant，andsuchwerethearrangementsoftheinteriorofthecottage，onthememorableeveningwhenAnneSilvesterentereditasGeoffrey’swife。
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THENIGHT。
ONleavingLadyLundie’shouse，Geoffreycalledthefirstemptycabthatpassedhim。Heopenedthedoor，andsignedtoAnnetoenterthevehicle。Sheobeyedhimmechanically。Heplacedhimselfontheseatoppositetoher，andtoldthemantodrivetoFulham。