Soamesfrowned。”Well?””Shehasremainedfaithfultomemory。”Havingsaidthat，Jolyonwasashamed。Hiscousinhadflushedaduskyyellowishred。Whathadmadehimteasethepoorbrute！”Iwastotellyousheissorryyouarenotfree。Twelveyearsisalongtime。Youknowyourlaw，andwhatchanceitgivesyou。”
Soamesutteredacuriouslittlegrunt，andthetworemainedafullminutewithoutspeaking。’Likewax！’thoughtJolyon，watchingthatcloseface，wheretheflushwasfastsubsiding。’He’llnevergivemeasignofwhathe’sthinking，orgoingtodo。Likewax！’Andhetransferredhisgazetoaplanofthatflourishingtown，’By-
StreetonSea，’thefutureexistenceofwhichlayexposedonthewalltothepossessiveinstinctsofthefirm’sclients。Thewhim-
sicalthoughtflashedthroughhim：’IwonderifIshallgetabillofcostsforthis——”ToattendingMr。JolyonForsyteinthematterofmydivorce，toreceivinghisaccountofhisvisittomywife，andtoadvisinghimtogoandseeheragain，sixteenandeightpence。”’
SuddenlySoamessaid：”Ican’tgoonlikethis。Itellyou，I