' clockatnight; Ihadbeendiningbymyselfatarestaurant, andhavingreturnedtomysmallapartment, wassittinginmyparlour, readingIheardthecrackedtinklingofthebell, and, goingintothecorridor, .
"CanIcomein?" heasked.
InthedimnessofthelandingIcouldnotseehimverywell, ."ThankGodI'vefoundyou," hesaid.
"What'sthematter?" Iaskedinastonishmentathisvehemence.
, , .
"Ididn'tknowwheretogo," heburstout."Icamehereearlier, butyouweren'tin."
"Idinedlate," Isaid.
Ichangedmymind: , usuallysorosy, ."Hasanythinghappened?" Iasked.
"Mywifehasleftme."
, , and, goadedbythelatter'scynicalbehaviour, , forallthecalmnessofhermanner; andifStroevestillrefused, .
"Mydearfellow, don'''ttakeveryseriouslywhatwomensaywhenthey'reinapassion."
"Youdon''sinlovewithStrickland." "What!" Iwasstartledatthis, buttheideahadnosoonertakenpossessionofmethanIsawitwasabsurd."Howcanyoubesosilly? Youdon'tmeantosayyou'rejealousofStrickland?" Ialmostlaughed."Youknowverywellthatshecan'tbearthesightofhim."
"Youdon'tunderstand," hemoaned.
"You'reanhystericalass," Isaidalittleimpatiently."Letmegiveyouawhisky-and-soda, andyou'llfeelbetter."
Isupposedthatforsomereasonorother—andHeavenknowswhatingenuitymenexercisetotormentthemselves—DirkhadgotitintohisheadthathiswifecaredforStrickland, andwithhisgeniusforblunderinghemightquitewellhaveoffendedhersothat, toangerhim, perhaps, shehadtakenpainstofosterhissuspicion.
"Lookhere," Isaid, "let'''tstrikemeasthesortofwomantobearmalice."
"HowcanIgobacktothestudio?" hesaidwearily."They'rethere.I'veleftittothem."
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