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           Roger’sselfishnessrevoltedher.Itwasallverywelltosayhewasyoung.Hisindifferencetoanyone’spleasurebuthisownshowedaviledisposition.Hewastactlessandinconsiderate.Heactedasthoughthehouse,theservants,hisfatherandmotherwerethereforhisparticularconvenience.Shewouldoftenhavebeenrathersharpwithhim,butthatshedidnotdarebeforeTomassumetheroleofthecorrectingmother.AndwhenyoureprovedRogerhehadamaddeningwayoflookingdeeplyhurt,likeastrickenhind,whichmadeyoufeelthatyouhadbeenunkindandunjust.Shecouldlooklikethattoo,itwasanexpressionoftheeyesthathehadinheritedfromher;shehaduseditoverandoveragainonthestagewithmovingeffect,andsheknewitneednotmeanverymuch,butwhenshesawitinhisitshatteredher.Themerethoughtofitnowmadeherfeeltenderlytowardshim.Andthatsuddenchangeoffeelingshowedherthetruth;shewasjealousofRoger,madlyjealous.Therealizationgavehersomethingofashock;shedidnotknowwhethertolaughortobeashamed.Shereflectedamoment.

           "Well,I’llcookhisgooseallright."

           ShewasnotgoingtoletthefollowingSundaypasslikethelast.ThankGod,Tomwasasnob."Awomanattractsmenbyhercharmandholdsthembytheirvices,"shemurmuredandwonderedwhethershehadinventedtheaphorismorremembereditfromsomeplayshehadonceactedin.

           Shegaveinstructionsforsometelephoningtobedone.ShegottheDennorantstocomefortheweek-end.