He ate his Christmas dinner in absolute solitude at an eating-house near his lodgings. It may be supposed that no man dares to dine at his club on a Christmas Day. He at any rate did not so dare;--and after dinner he wandered about through the streets, wondering within his mind how he would endure the restraints of married life. And the same dull monotony of his days was continued for a week, during which he waited, not impatiently, for an answer to his letter. And before the end of the week the answer came.
He ate his Christmas dinner in solitude at an eating-house near his lodgings. After dinner he wandered through the streets, wondering how he would endure the restraints of married life. The same dull monotony of his days was continued for a week, while he waited for an answer to his letter. And before the end of the week the answer came.