The fortnight passed by . Wesley was silent and sullen , never speaking to his wife when he could avoid it . Theodosia was as sweet and serene as ever . She made an extra supply of shirts and socks for him , put up his lunch basket , and packed his trunk carefully . But she never spoke of his journey . He did not sell his farm . Irving Brooke rented it . Theodosia was to live in the house . The business arrangements were simple and soon concluded . Heatherton folks gossiped a great deal . They all condemned Theodosia . Even her own people sided against her now . They hated to be mixed up in a local scandal , and since Wes was bound to go they told Theodosia that it was her duty to go with him , no matter how much she disliked it . It would be disgraceful not to . They might as well have talked to the four winds . Theodosia was immoveable . They coaxed and argued and blamed -- it all came to the same thing . Even those of them who could be `` set '' enough themselves on occasion could not understand Theodosia , who had always been so tractable . They finally gave up , as Wesley had done , baffled . Time would bring her to her senses , they said ; you just had to leave that still , stubborn kind alone .
On the morning of Wesley 's departure XXXXX arose at sunrise and prepared a tempting breakfast .
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