\"Itisonlyherwishifwelivetogether。Shewasplanningitwhenshedied。\"
\"Ican’tfollow——because——toshareyourlife？DidyouknowI
calledherelastSundayweek？\"
\"Yes。ButthenIonlyknewhalf。Ithoughtyouweremyfather’sson。\"
Stephen’sangerandbewildermentwereincreasing。Hestuttered。
\"What——what’stheoddsifyoudid？\"
\"Ihatedmyfather，\"saidRickie。\"Ilovedmymother。\"Andneverhadthephrasesseemedsodestituteofmeaning。
\"LastSundayweek，\"interruptedStephen，hisvoicesuddenlyrising，\"Icametocallonyou。Notasthisorthat’sson。Nottofallonyourneck。Nortolivehere。Nor——damnyourdirtylittlemind！ImeanttosayIdidn’tcomeformoney。Sorry。Sorry。I
simplycameasIwas，andIhaven’talteredsince。\"
\"Yes——yetourmother——formeshehasrisenfromthedeadsincethen——IknowIwaswrong——\"
\"AndwheredoIcomein？\"Hekickedthehassock。\"Ihaven’trisenfromthedead。Ihaven’talteredsincelastSundayweek。I’m——\"Hestutteredagain。Hecouldnotquiteexplainwhathewas。\"ThemantowardsAndover——afterall，hewashavingprinciples。Butyou’ve—
—\"Hisvoicebroke。\"Imindit——I’m——Idon’talter——blackguardoneweek——liveherethenext——Ikeeptooneortheother——you’vehurtsomethingmostbadlyinmethatIdidn’tknowwasthere。\"
\"Don’tletustalk，\"saidRickie。\"Itgetsworseeveryminute。
Simplysayyouforgiveme;shakehands，andhavedonewithit。\"
\"ThatIwon’t。ThatIcouldn’t。Infact，Idon’tknowwhatyoumean。\"
ThenRickiebegananewappeal——nottopity，fornowhewasinnomoodtowhimper。Forallitspathos，therewassomethingheroicinthismeeting。\"Iwarnyoutostopherewithme，Stephen。Nooneelseintheworldwilllookafteryou。AsfarasIknow，youhaveneverbeenreallyunhappyyetorsuffered，asyoushoulddo，fromyourfaults。Lastnightyounearlykilledyourselfwithdrink。
NevermindwhyI’mwillingtocureyou。Iamwilling，andIwarnyoutogivemethechance。Forgivemeornot，asyouchoose。I
careforotherthingsmore。\"
Stephenlookedathimatlast，faintlyapproving。Theofferwasridiculous，butitdidtreathimasaman。
\"Letmetellyouofafaultofmine，andhowIwaspunishedforit，\"continuedRickie。\"TwoyearsagoIbehavedbadlytoyou，upattheRings。No，evenafewdaysbeforethat。Wewentforaride，andIthoughttoomuchofothermatters，anddidnottrytounderstandyou。ThencametheRings，andintheevening，whenyoucalleduptomemostkindly，Ineveranswered。Buttheridewasthebeginning。EversincethenIhavetakentheworldatsecond—hand。Ihavebotheredlessandlesstolookitintheface——untilnotonlyyou，buteveryoneelsehasturnedunreal。
NeverAnsell:hekeptaway，andsomehowsavedhimself。Buteveryoneelse。DoyourememberinoneofTonyFailing’sbooks，’Castbitterbreaduponthewaters，andaftermanydaysitreallydoescomebacktoyou’？Thishadbeentrueofmylife;itwillbeequallytrueofadrunkard’s，andIwarnyoutostopwithme。\"
\"Ican’tstopafterthatcheque，\"saidStephenmoregently。\"ButIdoremembertheride。Iwasabitboredmyself。\"
Agnes，whohadnotbeenseeingtothebreakfast，chosethismomenttocallfromthepassage。\"Ofcoursehecan’tstop，\"sheexclaimed。\"Forbetterorworse，it’ssettled。We’venoneofusalteredsincelastSundayweek。\"
\"Thereyou’reright，Mrs。Elliot！\"heshouted，startingoutofthetemperatepast。\"Wehaven’taltered。\"WitharareflashofinsightheturnedonRickie。\"Iseeyourgame。Youdon’tcareaboutMEdrinking，ortoshakeMYhand。It’ssomeoneelseyouwanttocure——asitwere，thatoldphotograph。Youtalktome，butallthetimeyoulookatthephotograph。\"Hesnatcheditup。
\"I’vemyownideasofgoodmanners，andtolookfriendsbetweentheeyesisoneofthem;andthis\"——hetorethephotographacross\"andthis\"——hetoreitagain——\"andthese——\"Heflungthepiecesattheman，whohadsunkintoachair。\"Formypart，I’moff。\"
ThenRickiewasheroicnolonger。Turningroundinhischair，hecoveredhisface。Themanwasright。Hedidnotlovehim，evenashehadneverhatedhim。Ineitherpassionhehaddegradedhimtobeasymbolforthevanishedpast。Themanwasright，andwouldhavebeenlovable。Helongedtobebackridingoverthosewindyfields，tobebackinthosemysticcircles，beneathpuresky。
Thentheycouldhavewatchedandhelpedandtaughteachother，untilthewordwasareality，andthepastnotatornphotograph，butDemeterthegoddessrejoicinginthespring。Ah，ifhehadseizedthosehighopportunities！Fortheyledtothehighestofall，thesymbolicmoment，which，ifamanaccepts，hehasacceptedlife。
ThevoiceofAgnes，whichhadluredhimthen（\"Formysake，\"shehadwhispered），pealedoverhimnowintriumph。Abruptlyitbrokeintosobsthathadtheeffectofrain。Hestartedup。TheangerhaddiedoutofStephen’sface，notforasubtlereasonbutbecauseherewasawoman，nearhim，andunhappy。
Shetriedtoapologize，andbroughtonafreshburstoftears。
Somethinghadupsether。Theyheardherlockingthedoorofherroom。Fromthatmomenttheirintercoursewaschanged。
\"Whydoesshekeepcryingtoday？\"musedRickie，asifhespoketosomemutualfriend。
\"Icanmakeaguess，\"saidStephen，andhisheavyfaceflushed。
\"Didyouinsulther？\"heaskedfeebly。
\"Butwho’sGerald？\"
Rickieraisedhishandtohismouth。
\"Shelookedatmeasifsheknewme，andthengasps’Gerald，’andstartedcrying。\"
\"Geraldisthenameofsomeonesheonceknew。\"
\"SoIthought。\"Therewasalongsilence，inwhichtheycouldhearapiteousgulpingcough。\"Whereishenow？\"askedStephen。
\"Dead。\"
\"Andthenyou——？\"
Rickienodded。
\"Bad，thissortofthing。\"
\"Ididn’tknowofthisparticularthing。Sheactedasifshehadforgottenhim。Perhapsshehad，andyouwokehimup。Therearequeertricksintheworld。Sheisoverstrained。Shehasprobablybeenplottingeversinceyouburstinlastnight。\"
\"Againstme？\"
\"Yes。\"
Stephenstoodirresolute。\"Isupposeyouandshepulledtogether？\"Hesaidatlast。
\"Getawayfromus，man！Imindlosingyou。Yetit’saswellyoudon’tstop。\"
\"Oh，THAT’Soutofthequestion，\"saidStephen，brushinghiscap。
\"Ifyou’veguessedanything，I’dbeobligedifyoudidn’tmentionit。I’venorighttoask，butI’dbeobliged。\"
Henodded，andwalkedslowlyalongthelandinganddownthestairs。Rickieaccompaniedhim，andevenopenedthefrontdoor。
ItwasasifAgneshadabsorbedthepassionoutofbothofthem。
Thesuburbwasnowwrappedinacloud，notofitsownmaking。
Sighaftersighpassedalongitsstreetstobreakagainstdrippingwalls。Theschool，thehouseswerehidden，andallcivilizationseemedinabeyance。Onlythesimplestsounds，thesimplestdesiresemerged。Theyagreedthatthisweatherwasstrangeaftersuchasunset。
\"That’sacollie，\"saidStephen，listening。
\"Iwishyou’dhavesomebreakfastbeforestarting。\"
\"Nofood，thanks。Butyouknow\"Hepaused。\"It’sallbeenamuddle，andI’venoobjectiontoyourcomingalongwithme。\"
Theclouddescendedlower。
\"Comewithmeasaman，\"saidStephen，alreadyoutinthemist。
\"Notasabrother;whocareswhatpeopledidyearsback？We’realivetogether，andtherestiscant。HereamI，Rickie，andthereareyou，afairwreck。They’venouseforyouhere，——neverhadany，ifthetruthwasknown，——andthey’veonlymadeyoubeastly。Thishouse，sotospeak，hastherot。It’scommon—sensethatyoushouldcome。\"
\"Stephen，waitaminute。Whatdoyoumean？\"
\"Wait’swhatwewon’tdo，\"saidStephenatthegate。
\"Imustask——\"
Hedidwaitforaminute，andsobswereheard，faint，hopeless，vindictive。Thenhetrudgedaway，andRickiesoonlosthiscolourandhisform。Butavoicepersisted，saying，\"Come，Idomeanit。
Come;Iwilltakecareofyou，Icanmanageyou。\"
Thewordswerekind;yetitwasnotfortheirsakethatRickieplungedintotheimpalpablecloud。Inthevoicehehadfoundasurerguarantee。Habitsandsexmaychangewiththenewgeneration，featuresmayalterwiththeplayofaprivatepassion，butavoiceisapartfromthese。Itliesnearertotheracialessenceandperhapstothedivine;itcan，atallevents，overleaponegrave。
XXXII
Mr。Pembrokedidnotreceiveaclearaccountofwhathadhappenedwhenhereturnedfortheinterval。Hissister——hetoldherfrankly——wasconcealingsomethingfromhim。Shecouldmakenoreply。Hadshegonemad，shewondered。Hithertoshehadpretendedtoloveherhusband。Whychoosesuchamomentforthetruth？
\"ButIunderstandRickie’sposition，\"hetoldher。\"Itisanunbalancedposition，yetIunderstandit;Inoteditsapproachwhilehewasill。Heimagineshimselfhisbrother’skeeper。
Thereforewemustmakeconcessions。Wemustnegotiate。\"ThenegotiationswerestillprogressinginNovember，themonthduringwhichthisstorydrawstoitsclose。
\"Iunderstandhisposition，\"hethentoldher。\"Itisbothweakanddefiant。HeisstillwiththoseAnsells。Readthisletter，whichthanksmeforhislittlestories。Wesentthemlastmonth，youremember——suchofthemaswecouldfind。Itseemsthathefillsuphistimebywriting:hehasalreadywrittenabook。\"
Sheonlygavehimhalfherattention，forabeautifulwreathhadjustarrivedfromtheflorist’s。Shewastakingituptothecemetery:todayherchildhadbeendeadayear。
\"Ontheotherhand，hehasalteredhiswill。Fortunately，hecannotaltermuch。ButIfearthatwhatisnotsettledonyou，willgo。ShouldIreadwhatIwroteonthispoint，andalsomyminutesoftheinterviewwitholdMr。Ansell，andthecopyofmycorrespondencewithStephenWonham？\"
Butherflywasannounced。Whileheputthewreathinforher，sheranforamomentupstairs。Afewtearshadcometohereyes。
Ascandalousdivorcewouldhavebeenmorebearablethanthiswithdrawal。Peopleasked，\"Whydidherhusbandleaveher？\"andtheanswercame，\"Oh，nothingparticular;heonlycouldn’tstandher;sheliedandtaughthimtolie;shekepthimfromtheworkthatsuitedhim，fromhisfriends，fromhisbrother，——inaword，shetriedtorunhim，whichamanwon’tpardon。\"Afewtears;notmany。Toher，lifenevershoweditselfasaclassicdrama，inwhich，bytryingtoadvanceourfortunes，weshatterthem。ShehadturnedStephenoutofWiltshire，andhefelllikeathunderboltonSawstonandonherself。IntryingtogainMrs。
Failing’smoneyshehadprobablylostmoneywhichwouldhavebeenherown。Butironyisasubtleteacher，andshewasnotthewomantolearnfromsuchlessonsasthese。Hersufferingwasmoredirect。Threemenhadwrongedher;thereforeshehatedthem，and，ifshecould，woulddothemharm。
\"Thesenegotiationsarequiteuseless，\"shetoldHerbertwhenshecamedownstairs。\"Wehadmuchbetterbideourtime。TellmejustaboutStephenWonham，though。\"
Hedrewherintothestudyagain。\"WonhamisorwasinScotland，learningtofarmwithconnectionsoftheAnsells:Ibelievethemoneyistogotowardssettinghimup。Apparentlyheisahardworker。Healsodrinks！\"
Shenoddedandsmiled。\"Morethanhedid？\"
\"Myinformant，Mr。Tilliard——oh，Ioughtnottohavementionedhisname。HeisoneofthebettersortofRickie’sCambridgefriends，andhasbeendreadfullygrievedatthecollapse，buthedoesnotwanttobemixedupinit。ThisautumnhewasupintheLowlands，closeby，andverykindlymadeafewunobtrusiveinquiriesforme。Themanisbecominganhabitualdrunkard。\"
Shesmiledagain。Stephenhadevokedhersecret，andshehatedhimmoreforthatthanforanythingelsethathehaddone。Thepoiseofhisshouldersthatmorning——itwasnomore——hadrecalledGerald。
Ifonlyshehadnotbeensotired！Hehadremindedherofthegreatestthingshehadknown，andtohercloudymindthisseemeddegradation。Shehadturnedtohimastoherlover;withalook，whichamanofhistypeunderstood，shehadaskedforhispity;
foroneterriblemomentshehaddesiredtobeheldinhisarms。
EvenHerbertwassurprisedwhenshesaid，\"I’mgladhedrinks。I
hopehe’llkillhimself。Amanlikethatoughtnevertohavebeenborn。\"
\"Perhapsthesinsoftheparentsarevisitedonthechildren，\"
saidHerbert，takinghertothecarriage。\"Yetitisnotforustodecide。\"
\"Ifeelsurehewillbepunished。Whatrighthashe——\"Shebrokeoff。Whatrighthadhetoourcommonhumanity？Itwasahardlessonforanyonetolearn。ForAgnesitwasimpossible。
Stephenwasillicit，abnormal，worsethanamandiseased。Yetshehadturnedtohim:hehaddrawnoutthetruth。
\"Mydear，don’tcry，\"saidherbrother，drawingupthewindows。
\"IhavegreathopesofMr。Tilliard——theSiltshavewritten——Mrs。
Failingwilldowhatshecan——\"
Asshedrovetothecemetery，herbitternessturnedagainstAnsell，whohadkeptherhusbandaliveinthedaysafterStephen’sexpulsion。Ifhehadnotbeenthere，Rickiewouldhaverenouncedhismotherandhisbrotherandalltheouterworld，troublingnoone。Themystic，inherentinhim，wouldhaveprevailed。SoAnsellhimselfhadtoldher。AndAnsell，too，hadshelteredthefugitivesandgiventhemmoney，andsavedthemfromtheludicrouschecksthatsooftenstopyoungmen。Butwhenshereachedthecemetery，andstoodbesidethetinygrave，allherbitterness，allherhatredwereturnedagainstRickie。
\"Buthe’llcomebackintheend，\"shethought。\"Awifehasonlytowait。Whatarehisfriendsbesideme？Theytoowillmarry。I
haveonlytowait。Hisbook，likeallthathehasdone，willfail。Hisbrotherisdrinkinghimselfaway。PooraimlessRickie！
Ihaveonlytokeepcivil。Hewillcomebackintheend。\"
Shehadmoved，andfoundherselfclosetothegraveofGerald。
Theflowersshehadplantedafterhisdeathweredead，andshehadnotlikedtorenewthem。Therelaytheathlete，andhisdustwasasthelittlechild’swhomshehadbroughtintotheworldwithsuchhope，withsuchpain。
XXXIII
ThatsamedayRickie，feelingneitherpoornoraimless，lefttheAnsells’foranight’svisittoCadover。Hisaunthadinvitedhim——why，hecouldnotthink，norcouldhethinkwhyheshouldrefusetheinvitation。Shecouldnotannoyhimnow，andhewasnotvindictive。InthedellnearMadingleyhehadcried，\"Ihatenoone，\"inhisignorance。Now，withfullknowledge，hehatednooneagain。Theweatherwaspleasant，thecountyattractive，andhewasreadyforalittlechange。
MaudandStewartsawhimoff。Stephen，whowasdownfortheholiday，hadbeenleftwithhischinontheluncheontable。Hehadwantedtocomealso。Rickiepointedoutthatyoucannotvisitwhereyouhavebrokenthewindows。Therewasanargument——theregenerallywas——andnowtheyoungmanhadturnedsulky。
\"Lethimdowhathelikes，\"saidAnsell。\"Heknowsmorethanwedo。Heknowseverything。\"
\"Ishetogetdrunk？\"Rickieasked。
\"Mostcertainly。\"
\"Andtogowhereheisn’tasked？\"
Maud，thoughlikingalittlespiritinaman，declaredthistobeimpossible。
\"Well，Iwishyoujoy！\"Rickiecalled，asthetrainmovedaway。
\"Hemeansmischiefthisevening。Hetoldmepiouslythathefeltitbeatingup。Good—bye！\"
\"Butwe’llwaitforyoutopass，\"theycried。FortheSalisburytrainalwaysbackedoutofthestationandthenreturned，andtheAnsellfamily，includingStewart，tookanincrediblepleasureinseeingitdothis。
Thecarriagewasempty。Rickiesettledhimselfdownforhislittlejourney。Firsthelookedatthecolouredphotographs。Thenhereadthedirectionsforobtainingluncheon—baskets，andfeltthetextureofthecushions。Throughthewindowsasignal—boxinterestedhim。Thenhesawtheuglylittletownthatwasnowhishome，andupitschiefstreettheAnsells’memorablefacade。Thespiritofagenialcomedydweltthere。Itwassoabsurd，sokindly。Thehousewasdividedagainstitselfandyetstood。
Metaphysics，commerce，socialaspirations——alllivedtogetherinharmony。Mr。Ansellhaddonemuch，butonewastemptedtobelieveinamorecapriciouspower——thepowerthatabstainsfrom\"nipping。\"\"Onenipsorisnipped，andneverknowsbeforehand，\"quotedRickie，andopenedthepoemsofShelley，amanlessfoolishthanyousupposed。Howpleasantitwastoread！
Ifbusinessworriedhim，ifStephenwasnoisyorAnsellperverse，therestillremainedthisparadiseofbooks。Itseemedasifhehadreadnothingfortwoyears。
Thenthetrainstoppedfortheshunting，andheheardprotestsfromminorofficialswhowereworkingontheline。Theycomplainedthatsomeonewhodidn’toughtto，hadmountedonthefootboardofthecarriage。Stephen’sfaceappeared，convulsedwithlaughter。Withtheactionofaswimmerhedivedinthroughtheopenwindow，andfellcomfortablyonRickie’sluggageandRickie。Hedeclareditwasthefinestjokeeverknown。Rickiewasnotsosure。\"You’llberunovernext，\"hesaid。\"Whatdidyoudothatfor？\"
\"I’mcomingwithyou，\"hegiggled，rollingallthathecouldontothedustyfloor。
\"Now，Stephen，thisistoobad。Getup。Wewentintothewholequestionyesterday。\"
\"Iknow;andIsettledwewouldn’tgointoitagain，spoilingmyholiday。\"
\"Well，it’sexecrabletaste。\"
NowhewaswavingtotheAnsells，andshowingthemapieceofsoap:itwasallhisluggage，andeventhatheabandoned，forheflungitatStewart’sloftybrow。
\"Ican’tthinkwhatyou’vedoneitfor。YouknowhowstronglyI
felt。\"
Stephenrepliedthatheshouldstopinthevillage;meetRickieatthelodgegates;thatkindofthing。
\"It’sexecrabletaste，\"herepeated，tryingtokeepgrave。
\"Well，youdidallyoucould，\"heexclaimedwithsuddensympathy。
\"LeavingmetalkingtooldAnsell，youmighthavethoughtyou’dgotyourway。I’veasmuchtasteasmostchaps，but，hangit！
yourauntisn’ttheGermanEmperor。Shedoesn’townWiltshire。\"
\"Youass！\"sputteredRickie，whohadtakentolaughatnonsenseagain。
\"No，sheisn’t，\"herepeated，blowingakissoutofthewindowtomaidens。\"Why，westartedforWiltshireonthewetmorning！\"
\"WhenStewartfoundusatSawstonrailwaystation？\"Hesmiledhappily。\"Ineverthoughtweshouldpullthrough。\"
\"Well，weDIDN’T。Weneverdidwhatwemeant。It’snonsensethatIcouldn’thavemanagedyoualone。I’veanotion。Slipoutafteryourdinnerthisevening，andwe’llgetthunderingtighttogether。\"
\"I’veanotionIwon’t。\"
\"It’ddoyounoendofgood。You’llgettoknowpeople——
shepherds，carters——\"Hewavedhisarmsvaguely，indicatingdemocracy。\"Thenyou’llsing。\"
\"Andthen？\"
\"Plop。\"
\"Precisely。\"
\"ButI’llcatchyou，\"promisedStephen。\"Weshallcarryyouupthehilltobed。Inthemorningyouwake，haveyourrowwitholdEm’ly，shekicksyouout，wemeet——we’llmeetattheRings！\"Hedancedupanddownthecarriage。Someoneinthenextcarriagepunchedatthepartition，andwhenthishappens，allladswithmettleknowthattheymustpunchthepartitionback。
\"Thankyou。I’veanotionIwon’t，\"saidRickiewhenthenoisehadsubsided——subsidedforamomentonly，forthefollowingconversationtookplacetoanaccompanimentofdustandbangs。
\"ExceptasregardstheRings。Wewillmeetthere。\"
\"ThenI’llgettightbymyself。\"
\"No，youwon’t。\"
\"Yes，Iwill。Isworetodosomethingspecialthisevening。I
feellikeit。\"
\"Inthatcase，Igetoutatthenextstation。\"Hewaslaughing，butquitedetermined。Stephenhadgrowntoodictatorialoflate。
TheAnsellsspoilthim。\"It’sbadenoughhavingyouthereatall。
Havingyoutheredrunkisimpossible。I’dsoonernotvisitmyauntthanthink，whenIsatwithher，thatyou’redowninthevillageteachingherlabourerstobeasbeastlyasyourself。Goifyouwill。Butnotwithme。\"
\"Whyshouldn’tIhaveagoodtimewhileI’myoung，ifIdon’tharmanyone？\"saidStephendefiantly。
\"Needwediscussself。\"
\"Oh，IcanstopmyselfanyminuteIchoose。Ijustsay’Iwon’t’
toyouoranyotherfool，andIdon’t。\"
Rickieknewthattheboastwastrue。Hecontinued，\"ThereisalsoathingcalledMorality。YoumaylearnintheBible，andalsofromtheGreeks，thatyourbodyisatemple。\"
\"Soyousaidinyourlongestletter。\"
\"ProbablyIwrotelikeaprig，forthereasonthatIhaveneverbeentemptedinthisway;butsurelyitiswrongthatyourbodyshouldescapeyou。\"
\"Idon’tfollow，\"heretorted，punching。
\"Itisn’tright，evenforalittletime，toforgetthatyouexist。\"
\"Isupposeyou’veneverbeentemptedtogotosleep？\"
Justthenthetrainpassedthroughacoppiceinwhichthegreyundergrowthlookednomorealivethanfirewood。Yeteverytwiginitwaswaitingforthespring。Rickieknewthattheanalogywasfalse，butargumentconfusedhim，andhegaveupthislineofattackalso。
\"Dobemorecarefuloverlife。Ifyourbodyescapesyouinonething，whynotinmore？Amanwillhaveothertemptations。\"
\"Youmeanwomen，\"saidStephenquietly，pausingforamomentinthisgame。\"Butthat’sabsolutelydifferent。Thatwouldbeharmingsomeoneelse。\"
\"Isthattheonlythingthatkeepsyoustraight？\"
\"Whatelseshould？\"AndhelookednotintoRickie，butpasthim，withthewonderingeyesofachild。Rickienodded，andreferredhimselftothewindow。
Heobservedthatthecountrywassmootherandmoreplastic。Thewoodshadgone，andunderapale—blueskylongcontoursofearthwereflowing，andmerging，risingalittletobearsomecoronalofbeeches，partingalittletodisclosesomegreenvalley，wherecottagesstoodunderelmsorbesidetranslucentwaters。ItwasWiltshireatlast。Thetrainhadenteredthechalk。Atlastitslackenedatawaysideplatform。Withoutspeakingheopenedthedoor。
\"What’sthatfor？\"
\"Togoback。\"
Stephenhadforgottenthethreat。Hesaidthatthiswasnotplayingthegame。
\"Surely！\"
\"Ican’thaveyougoingback。\"
\"Promisetobehavedecentlythen。\"
Hewasseizedandpulledawayfromthedoor。
\"WechangeatSalisbury，\"heremarked。\"Thereisanhourtowait。Youwillfindmetroublesome。\"
\"Itisn’tfair，\"explodedStephen。\"It’salowdowntrick。HowcanIletyougoback？\"
\"Promise，then。\"
\"Oh，yes，yes，yes。Y。M。C。A。Butforthisoccasiononly。\"
\"No，no。Fortherestofyourholiday。\"
\"Yes，yes。Verywell。Ipromise。\"
\"Fortherestofyourlife？\"
SomehowitpleasedhimthatStephenshouldbanghimcrosslywithhiselbowandsay，\"No。Getout。You’vegonetoofar。\"Sohadthetrain。Theporterattheendofthewaysideplatformslammedthedoor，andtheyproceededtowardSalisburythroughtheslowlymodulatingdowns。Rickiepretendedtoread。Overthebookhewatchedhisbrother’sface，andwonderedhowbadtempercouldbeconsistentwithamindsoradiant。Inspiteofhisobstinacyandconceit，Stephenwasaneasypersontolivewith。Heneverfidgetedornursedhiddengrievances，orindulgedinashoddypride。ThoughhespentRickie’smoneyasslowlyashecould，heaskedforitwithoutapology:\"Youmustputitdownagainstme，\"