Ernestwasnowwellturnedtwenty-sixyearsold，andinlittlemorethananotheryearandahalfwouldcomeintopossessionofhismoney。IsawnoreasonforlettinghimhaveitearlierthanthedatefixedbyMissPontifexherself；atthesametimeIdidnotlikehiscontinuingtheshopatBlackfriarsafterthepresentcrisis。ItwasnottillnowthatIfullyunderstoodhowmuchhehadsuffered，norhownearlyhissupposedwife’shabitshadbroughthimtoactualwant。

　　Ihadindeednotedtheoldwanwornlooksettlinguponhisface，butwaseithertooindolentortoohopelessofbeingabletosustainaprotractedandsuccessfulwarfarewithEllentoextendthesympathyandmaketheinquirieswhichIsupposeIoughttohavemade。AndyetIhardlyknowwhatIcouldhavedone，fornothingshortofhisfindingoutwhathehadfoundoutwouldhavedetachedhimfromhiswife，andnothingcoulddohimmuchgoodaslongashecontinuedtolivewithher。

　　AfterallIsupposeIwasright；Isupposethingsdidturnoutallthebetterintheendforhavingbeenlefttosettlethemselves——atanyratewhethertheydidordidnot，thewholethingwasintoogreatamuddleformetoventuretotackleitsolongasEllenwasuponthescene；now，however，thatshewasremoved，allmyinterestinmygodsonrevived，andIturnedovermanytimesinmymind，whatIhadbetterdowithhim。

　　ItwasnowthreeandahalfyearssincehehadcomeuptoLondonandbeguntolive，sotospeak，uponhisownaccount。Oftheseyears，sixmonthshadbeenspentasaclergyman，sixmonthsingaol，andfortwoandahalfyearshehadbeenacquiringtwofoldexperienceinthewaysofbusinessandofmarriage。Hehadfailed，Imaysay，ineverythingthathehadundertaken，evenasaprisoner；yethisdefeatshadbeenalways，asitseemedtome，somethingsolikevictories，thatIwassatisfiedofhisbeingworthallthepainsI

　　couldbestowuponhim；myonlyfearwaslestIshouldmeddlewithhimwhenitmightbebetterforhimtobeletalone。OnthewholeI

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