Chapter 6

           Butwhathadhappened?

           Someonehadblundered.

           Startingfromhermusingshegavemeaningtowordswhichshehadheldmeaninglessinhermindforalongstretchoftime."Someonehadblundered"Fixinghershort-sightedeyesuponherhusband,whowasnowbearingdownuponher,shegazedsteadilyuntilhisclosenessrevealedtoher(thejinglemateditselfinherhead)thatsomethinghadhappened,someonehadblundered.Butshecouldnotforthelifeofherthinkwhat.

           Heshivered;hequivered.Allhisvanity,allhissatisfactioninhisownsplendour,ridingfellasathunderbolt,fierceasahawkattheheadofhismenthroughthevalleyofdeath,hadbeenshattered,destroyed.Stormedatbyshotandshell,boldlywerodeandwell,flashedthroughthevalleyofdeath,volleyedandthunderedstraightintoLilyBriscoeandWilliamBankes.Hequivered;heshivered.

           Notfortheworldwouldshehavespokentohim,realising,fromthefamiliarsigns,hiseyesaverted,andsomecuriousgatheringtogetherofhisperson,asifhewrappedhimselfaboutandneededprivacyintowhichtoregainhisequilibrium,thathewasoutragedandanguished.ShestrokedJames’shead;shetransferredtohimwhatshefeltforherhusband,and,asshewatchedhimchalkyellowthewhitedressshirtofagentlemanintheArmyandNavyStorescatalogue,thoughtwhatadelightitwouldbetohershouldheturnoutagreatartist;andwhyshouldhenot?Hehadasplendidforehead.

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