shallbeveryhappy，”withtheuneasyfeelingthattoclaimdamageswouldmakenotJolyonbuthimselfsuffer；hefeltuncannilythatJolyonwouldratherliketopaythem——thechapwassoloose。
Besides，toclaimdamageswasnotthethingtodo。Theclaim，indeed，hadbeenmadealmostmechanically；andasthehourdrewnearSoamessawinitjustanotherdodgeofthisinsensitiveandtopsy-turvyLawtomakehimridiculous；sothatpeoplemightsneerandsay：”Oh，yes，hegotquiteagoodpriceforher！”AndhegaveinstructionsthathisCounselshouldstatethatthemoneywouldbegiventoaHomeforFallenWomen。Hewasalongtimehittingoffexactlytherightcharity；but，havingpitchedonit，heusedtowakeupinthenightandthink：’Itwon’tdo，toolurid；
it’lldrawattention。Somethingquieter——bettertaste。’Hedidnotcarefordogs，orhewouldhavenamedthem；anditwasindesperationatlast——forhisknowledgeofcharitieswaslimited——
thathedecidedontheblind。Thatcouldnotbeinappropriate，anditwouldmaketheJuryassessthedamageshigh。
Agoodmanysuitsweredroppingoutofthelist，whichhappenedtobeexceptionallythinthatsummer，sothathiscasewouldbereachedbeforeAugust。Asthedaygrewnearer，Winifredwashisonlycomfort。Sheshowedthefellow-feelingofonewhohadbeenthroughthemill，andwasthe’femme-sole’inwhomheconfided，wellknowingthatshewouldnotletDartieintoherconfidence。