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"
My
mistake
is
excusable
,
"
said
Will
.
"
In
old
days
I
used
to
hear
Mr
.
Casaubon
speak
as
if
he
looked
forward
to
having
a
secretary
.
Indeed
he
held
out
the
prospect
of
that
office
to
me
.
But
I
turned
out
to
be
—
not
good
enough
for
it
.
"
Dorothea
was
trying
to
extract
out
of
this
an
excuse
for
her
husband
’
s
evident
repulsion
,
as
she
said
,
with
a
playful
smile
,
"
You
were
not
a
steady
worker
enough
.
"
"
No
,
"
said
Will
,
shaking
his
head
backward
somewhat
after
the
manner
of
a
-
spirited
horse
.
And
then
,
the
old
irritable
demon
prompting
him
to
give
another
good
pinch
at
the
moth
-
wings
of
poor
Mr
.
Casaubon
’
s
glory
,
he
went
on
,
"
And
I
have
seen
since
that
Mr
.
Casaubon
does
not
like
any
one
to
overlook
his
work
.
and
know
thoroughly
what
he
is
doing
.
He
is
too
doubtful
—
too
uncertain
of
himself
.
I
may
not
be
good
for
much
,
but
he
dislikes
me
because
I
disagree
with
him
.
"
Will
was
not
without
his
intentions
to
be
always
generous
,
but
our
tongues
are
little
triggers
which
have
usually
been
pulled
before
general
intentions
can
be
brought
to
bear
.
And
it
was
too
intolerable
that
Casaubon
’
s
dislike
of
him
should
not
be
fairly
accounted
for
to
Dorothea
.
Yet
when
he
had
spoken
he
was
rather
uneasy
as
to
the
effect
on
her
.
But
Dorothea
was
strangely
quiet
—
not
immediately
indignant
,
as
she
had
been
on
a
like
occasion
in
Rome
.
And
the
cause
lay
deep
.
She
was
no
longer
struggling
against
the
perception
of
facts
,
but
adjusting
herself
to
their
clearest
perception
;
and
now
when
she
looked
steadily
at
her
husband
’
s
failure
,
still
more
at
his
possible
consciousness
of
failure
,
she
seemed
to
be
looking
along
the
one
tract
where
duty
became
tenderness
.
Will
’
s
want
of
reticence
might
have
been
met
with
more
severity
,
if
he
had
not
already
been
recommended
to
her
mercy
by
her
husband
’
s
dislike
,
which
must
seem
hard
to
her
till
she
saw
better
reason
for
it
.
She
did
not
answer
at
once
,
but
after
looking
down
ruminatingly
she
said
,
with
some
earnestness
,
"
Mr
.
Casaubon
must
have
overcome
his
dislike
of
you
so
far
as
his
actions
were
concerned
:
and
that
is
admirable
.
"
"
Yes
;
he
has
shown
a
sense
of
justice
in
family
matters
.
It
was
an
abominable
thing
that
my
grandmother
should
have
been
disinherited
because
she
made
what
they
called
a
mesalliance
,
though
there
was
nothing
to
be
said
against
her
husband
except
that
he
was
a
Polish
refugee
who
gave
lessons
for
his
bread
.
"
"
I
wish
I
knew
all
about
her
!
"
said
Dorothea
.
"
I
wonder
how
she
bore
the
change
from
wealth
to
poverty
:
I
wonder
whether
she
was
happy
with
her
husband
!
Do
you
know
much
about
them
?
"
