Chapter 26. Nobody’s State of Mind

           

           IfArthurClennamhadnotarrivedatthatwisedecisionfirmlytorestrainhimselffromlovingPet,hewouldhavelivedoninastateofmuchperplexity,involvingdifficultstruggleswithhisownheart.Nottheleastofthesewouldhavebeenacontention,alwayswagingwithinit,betweenatendencytodislikeMrHenryGowan,ifnottoregardhimwithpositiverepugnance,andawhisperthattheinclinationwasunworthy.Agenerousnatureisnotpronetostrongaversions,andisslowtoadmitthemevendispassionately;butwhenitfindsill-willgaininguponit,andcandiscernbetween-whilesthatitsoriginisnotdispassionate,suchanaturebecomesdistressed.

           ThereforeMrHenryGowanwouldhavecloudedClennam’smind,andwouldhavebeenfaroftenerpresenttoitthanmoreagreeablepersonsandsubjectsbutforthegreatprudenceofhisdecisionaforesaid.Asitwas,MrGowanseemedtransferredtoDanielDoyce’smind;atallevents,itsohappenedthatitusuallyfelltoMrDoyce’sturn,ratherthantoClennam’s,tospeakofhiminthefriendlyconversationstheyheldtogether.Thesewereoffrequentoccurrencenow;asthetwopartnerssharedaportionofaroomyhouseinoneofthegraveold-fashionedCitystreets,lyingnotfarfromtheBankofEngland,byLondonWall.

           MrDoycehadbeentoTwickenhamtopasstheday.Clennamhadexcusedhimself.MrDoycewasjustcomehome.HeputinhisheadatthedoorofClennam’ssitting-roomtosayGoodnight.

           ‘Comein,comein!’saidClennam.

           ‘Isawyouwerereading,’returnedDoyce,asheentered,‘andthoughtyoumightnotcaretobedisturbed.

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