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142 BLACK SHEEP.of Harriet's supposedpreference and Routh's supposedjealousy,but he abandoned thatnotion veryspeedily, and since then he had not succeeded informing any newtheory to his satisfaction. Fromthe conversation of the servants,Jim hacl learnedthat Mr. Dallas and Mr. Felton, yvith yvhose personalappearance the boy was equally familiar,had gone to the same place in foreign parts asthat to which Mr. ancl Mrs. Routh had gone alittle later, and knowing this, Jim thought moreancl more frequently over certain circumstanceswhich he had kept to himself with extraordinary— discretion discretion, indeed, which nothing butthe strongest possible sense of self-interest, asinseparable from its observance, could have enabledhimto preserve." He don't like him," Jim would say to himself,with frequent repetition, " he don't like him,can't abear him;Iknows that precious well. Andhe can't be afraid of him, asIcan see, for hecertainly warn't neither in nor near that business,and I'm blest if he knoyvs anythin'about it.Wotever can he want to know all about him for,and keep a-follerin' him about?It ain't for no
ANOTHER RECOGNITION.143good as he follers anybody, I'll take my davy."And Mr. James Swain's daily reflections invariablyterminated with that formula, yvhich yvasindeed a simple and accurate statement of theboy's belief. His abandonment of his theoriesconcerning Harriet had worked no change in hismind towards Routh. His familiarity with Routh'sservants, his being in a manner free of the house— free, but under the due amount of inspectionand suspicion justified by his low — estate enlightenedhim as to Harriet's domestic position, andmade him wonder exceedingly, in his half-simple,half-knowing way, how " the like of her could bespoony on sich a cove as him," yvhich yvas Mr.James Swain's fashion of expressing his sense ofthe moral disparity between the husband andwife.This yvas the second time that Jim had seenMrs. Routh since her return from the trip yvhichhe had been told was specially undertaken for thebenefit of her health. The first time was on theday of her arrival, when Jim had fortunately-been" handy," and hacl helped with the luggage. Hehad made his observations then upon Harriet's
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- Page 108 and 109: 100 BLACK SHEEP.with the mysterious
- Page 110 and 111: 102 BLACK SHEEP.mother yvas the onl
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- Page 158 and 159: 150 BLACK SHEEP.Jim of late, odd jo
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- Page 164 and 165: 156 BLACK SHEEP.yvas goingto do. Fo
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ANOTHER RECOGNITION.143good as he follers anybody, I'll take my davy."And Mr. James Swain's daily reflections invariablyterminated with that formula, yvhich yvasindeed a simple and accurate statement of theboy's belief. His abandonment of his theoriesconcerning Harriet had worked no change in hismind towards Routh. His familiarity with Routh'sservants, his being in a manner free of the house— free, but under the due amount of inspectionand suspicion justified by his low — estate enlightenedhim as to Harriet's domestic position, andmade him wonder exceedingly, in his half-simple,half-knowing way, how " the like of her could bespoony on sich a cove as him," yvhich yvas Mr.James Swain's fashion of expressing his sense ofthe moral disparity between the husband andwife.This yvas the second time that Jim had seenMrs. Routh since her return from the trip yvhichhe had been told was specially undertaken for thebenefit of her health. <strong>The</strong> first time was on theday of her arrival, when Jim had fortunately-been" handy," and hacl helped with the luggage. Hehad made his observations then upon Harriet's
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