This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ...into apparent cordiality with his friend Bellfield, and the captain himself took the good things which the gods provided with thankful good humour. Nothing, however, was done at the dinner-table. No work got itself accomplished. The widow was so accurately fair in the adjustment of her favours, that even Jeannette could not perceive to which of the two she turned with the amplest smile. She talked herself and made others talk, till Cheesacre became almost comfortable, in spite of his jealousy. "And now," she said, as she got up to leave the room, when she had taken her own glass of wine, "we will allow these two gentlemen just half an hour, eh, Charlie? and then we shall expect them upstairs." "Ten minutes will be enough for us here," said Cheesacre, who was in a hurry to utilise his time. "Half an hour," said Mrs. Greenow, not without some little tone of command in her voice. Ten minutes might be enough for Mr. Cheesacre, but ten minutes was not enough for her. Bellfield had opened the door, and it was upon him that the widow's eye glanced as she left the room. Cheesacre saw it, and resolved to resent the injury. "I 'll tell you what it is, Bellfield," he said, as he sat down moodily over the fire, " I won't have you coming here at all, till this matter is settled." "Till what matter is settled?" said Bellfield, filling his glass. "You know what matter I mean." "You take such a deuce of a time about it." "No, I don't. I take as little time as anybody could. That other fellow has only been dead about nine months, and I 've got the thing in excellent training already." "And what harm do I do?" "You disturb me, and you disturb her. You do it on purpose. Do you suppose I can't see? I 'll tell you what, now; if you 'll go clean out of Norwich...