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At the present juncture Whelpdale's cheery flattery was a distinct assistance; it helped to support Jasper in his self-confidence, and to keep the brightest complexion on the prospect to which he had committed himself. 'Whelpdale is anxious to make Marian's acquaintance, Jasper said to his sisters one day. 'Shall we have him here tomorrow evening? 'Just as you like, Maud replied.
He's the ghost of his old self He can't live long. Dora and her brother exchanged a glance. It was a long time since Jasper had spoken to his sisters about the Reardons; nowadays he seldom heard either of husband or wife. The conversation that went on was so agreeable to Whelpdale, that he lost consciousness of time. It was past eleven o'clock when Jasper felt obliged to remind him.
'And if we are not so unfortunate as to fall in love with an incompatible, added Whelpdale, laughing. 'Well, that is a form of unreason a blind desire which science could explain in each case. I rejoice that I am not subject to that form of epilepsy. 'You positively never were in love! 'As you understand it, never. But I have felt a very distinct preference.
They issued into the street, and walked on together; Milvain, with his keen eye and critical smile, unmistakably the modern young man who cultivates the art of success; his companion of a less pronounced type, but distinguished by a certain subtlety of countenance, a blending of the sentimental and the shrewd. 'Of course you know all about the Reardons? said Whelpdale.
'Read it to us now, Jasper, will you? asked Dora. The request was supported by Whelpdale, and Jasper needed no pressing. He seated himself so that the lamplight fell upon the pages, and read the article through. Any intelligent reader would divine that the author had been personally acquainted with the man of whom he wrote, though the fact was nowhere stated.
Jasper himself saw a good deal of miscellaneous society at this time. He could not work so persistently as usual, and with wise tactics he used the seasons of enforced leisure to extend his acquaintance. Marian and he were together twice a week, in the evening. Of his old Bohemian associates he kept up intimate relations with one only, and that was Whelpdale.
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