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Carrie
accepted
this
as
basis
for
hope
—
it
was
a
sort
of
salve
to
her
conscience
,
a
pleasant
way
out
.
Under
the
circumstances
,
things
would
be
righted
.
Her
actions
would
be
justified
.
She
really
was
not
enamoured
of
Drouet
.
She
was
more
clever
than
he
.
In
a
dim
way
,
she
was
beginning
to
see
where
he
lacked
.
If
it
had
not
been
for
this
,
if
she
had
not
been
able
to
measure
and
judge
him
in
a
way
,
she
would
have
been
worse
off
than
she
was
.
She
would
have
adored
him
.
She
would
have
been
utterly
wretched
in
her
fear
of
not
gaining
his
affection
,
of
losing
his
interest
,
of
being
swept
away
and
left
without
an
anchorage
.
As
it
was
,
she
wavered
a
little
,
slightly
anxious
,
at
first
,
to
gain
him
completely
,
but
later
feeling
at
ease
in
waiting
.
She
was
not
exactly
sure
what
she
thought
of
him
—
what
she
wanted
to
do
.
When
Hurstwood
called
,
she
met
a
man
who
was
more
clever
than
Drouet
in
a
hundred
ways
.
He
paid
that
peculiar
deference
to
women
which
every
member
of
the
sex
appreciates
.
He
was
not
overawed
,
he
was
not
overbold
.
His
great
charm
was
attentiveness
.
Schooled
in
winning
those
birds
of
fine
feather
among
his
own
sex
,
the
merchants
and
professionals
who
visited
his
resort
,
he
could
use
even
greater
tact
when
endeavouring
to
prove
agreeable
to
some
one
who
charmed
him
.
In
a
pretty
woman
of
any
refinement
of
feeling
whatsoever
he
found
his
greatest
incentive
.
He
was
mild
,
placid
,
assured
,
giving
the
impression
that
he
wished
to
be
of
service
only
—
to
do
something
which
would
make
the
lady
more
pleased
.
Drouet
had
ability
in
this
line
himself
when
the
game
was
worth
the
candle
,
but
he
was
too
much
the
egotist
to
reach
the
polish
which
Hurstwood
possessed
.
He
was
too
buoyant
,
too
full
of
ruddy
life
,
too
assured
.
He
succeeded
with
many
who
were
not
quite
schooled
in
the
art
of
love
.
He
failed
dismally
where
the
woman
was
slightly
experienced
and
possessed
innate
refinement
.
In
the
case
of
Carrie
he
found
a
woman
who
was
all
of
the
latter
,
but
none
of
the
former
.
He
was
lucky
in
the
fact
that
opportunity
tumbled
into
his
lap
,
as
it
were
.
A
few
years
later
,
with
a
little
more
experience
,
the
slightest
tide
of
success
,
and
he
had
not
been
able
to
approach
Carrie
at
all
.
“
You
ought
to
have
a
piano
here
,
Drouet
,
”
said
Hurstwood
,
smiling
at
Carrie
,
on
the
evening
in
question
,
“
so
that
your
wife
could
play
.
”
Drouet
had
not
thought
of
that
.
“
So
we
ought
,
”
he
observed
readily
.
“
Oh
,
I
don
’
t
play
,
”
ventured
Carrie
.
“
It
isn
’
t
very
difficult
,
”
returned
Hurstwood
.
“
You
could
do
very
well
in
a
few
weeks
.
”
He
was
in
the
best
form
for
entertaining
this
evening
.
His
clothes
were
particularly
new
and
rich
in
appearance
.
The
coat
lapels
stood
out
with
that
medium
stiffness
which
excellent
cloth
possesses
.
The
vest
was
of
a
rich
Scotch
plaid
,
set
with
a
double
row
of
round
mother
-
of
-
pearl
buttons
.
His
cravat
was
a
shiny
combination
of
silken
threads
,
not
loud
,
not
inconspicuous
.
What
he
wore
did
not
strike
the
eye
so
forcibly
as
that
which
Drouet
had
on
,
but
Carrie
could
see
the
elegance
of
the
material
.
Hurstwood
’
s
shoes
were
of
soft
,
black
calf
,
polished
only
to
a
dull
shine
.
Drouet
wore
patent
leather
but
Carrie
could
not
help
feeling
that
there
was
a
distinction
in
favour
of
the
soft
leather
,
where
all
else
was
so
rich
.
She
noticed
these
things
almost
unconsciously
.
They
were
things
which
would
naturally
flow
from
the
situation
.
She
was
used
to
Drouet
’
s
appearance
.
