Ithadsoldwithinaweek——thatdesirableresidence，intheshadowofwhoseperfectionamanandawoman——hadeatentheirheartsout。
OfamistyJanuaryevening，justbeforetheboardwastakendown，Soameshadgonethereoncemore，andstoodagainsttheSquarerailings，lookingatitsunlightedwindows，chewingthecudofpossessivememorieswhichhadturnedsobitterinthemouth。Whyhadsheneverlovedhim?Why?Shehadbeengivenallshehadwanted，andinreturnhadgivenhim，forthreelongyears，allhehadwanted——except，indeed，herheart。Hehadutteredalittleinvoluntarygroan，andapassingpolicemanhadglancedsuspiciouslyathimwhonolongerpossessedtherighttoenterthatgreendoorwiththecarvedbrassknockerbeneaththeboard’ForSale！’A
chokingsensationhadattackedhisthroat，andhehadhurriedawayintothemist。ThateveninghehadgonetoBrightontolive……
ApproachingMaltaStreet，Soho，andtheRestaurantBretagne，whereAnnettewouldbedroopingherprettyshouldersoverheraccounts，SoamesthoughtwithwonderofthosesevenyearsatBrighton。Howhadhemanagedtogoonsolonginthattowndevoidofthescentofsweetpeas，wherehehadnotevenspacetoputhistreasures?True，thosehadbeenyearswithnotimeatallforlookingatthem——yearsofalmostpassionatemoney-making，duringwhichForsyte，BustardandForsytehadbecomesolicitorstomorelimitedCompaniesthantheycouldproperlyattendto。UptotheCityofamorninginaPullmancar，downfromtheCityofaneveninginaPullmancar。
Lawpapersagainafterdinner，thenthesleepofthetired，andupagainnextmorning。SaturdaytoMondaywasspentathisClubintown——curiousreversalofcustomaryprocedure，basedonthedeepandcarefulinstinctthatwhileworkingsohardheneededseaairtoandfromthestationtwiceaday，andwhilerestingmustindulgehisdomesticaffections。TheSundayvisittohisfamilyinParkLane，toTimothy’s，andtoGreenStreet；theoccasionalvisitselsewherehadseemedtohimasnecessarytohealthasseaaironweekdays。EvensincehismigrationtoMapledurhamhehadmain-