Chapter 25: The Philosopher Man of Action

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​⁠Gower’s bedroom window looked over the shrubs of the square, and as his form of revolt from a city life was to be up and out with the sparrows in the early flutter of morning, for a stretch of the legs where grass was green and trees were not enclosed, he rarely saw a figure below when he stood dressing. Now there appeared a petticoated one stationary against the rails, with her face lifted. She f