Here's a short story:

Chapter IX 

Nobble 



During the two days which Dick and Caldigate spent together in Melbourne Mrs. Smith's name was not mentioned between them. They were particularly civil each to the other and went to work together, making arrangements at a bank as to their money, taking their places, despatching their luggage, and sorting their belongings as though there had been no such woman as Mrs. Smith on board the Goldfinder. Dick, though he had been inclined to grumble when his mystery had been taken out of his hands,--who had, of course, been jealous when he saw that the lady had discarded her old hat and put on new ribbons, not for him, but for another,--was too conscious of the desolation to which he would be subjected by quarrelling with his friend. He felt himself unable to go alone, and was therefore willing that the bygones of the ship should be bygones. Caldigate, on the other hand, acknowledged to himself that he owed some reparation to his companion. Of course he had not bound himself to any special mode of life;--but had he, in his present condition, allied himself more closely to Mrs. Smith, he would, to some extent, have thrown Dick over. And then, as soon as he was on shore, he did feel somewhat ashamed of himself in regard to Mrs. Smith. Was it not manifest that any closer alliance, let the alliance be what it might, must be ruinous to him? As it was, had he not made an absolute fool of himself with Mrs. Smith? Had he not got himself already into a mess from which there was no escape? Of course he must write to her when the month was over. The very weight of his thoughts on this matter made him tamer with Dick and more observant than he would otherwise have been.  (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: What woman had been on the Goldfinder?
Guess: Mrs. Smith

Question: How many days did the friends spend in Melbourne?
Guess: two

Question: How many times did they talk about Mrs. Smith during that time?
Guess: zero

Question: True or False: Caldigate felt that he owed something to Dick.
Guess: True

Question: What did he owe?
Guess: some reparation

Question: What had Mrs. Smith thrown away?
Guess: her old hat

Question: What did she wear that was new?
Guess: ribbons

Question: Did she do this for Dick?
Guess: no

Question: True or False: Caldigate thought a closer relationship with Mrs. Smith would be disastrous.
Guess: True.

Question: Who knew he would be lonely if he argued with his friend?
Guess: Dick

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: Was he inclined to complain?

Yes.