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"On me?"
"Why, yes, of course. That's only natural. One may have all the goodwill
in the world, but a man's a man, you know."
I felt my lips quivering with anger, and in an effort to control myself
I rose to go, but my husband drew me back into my chair and sat on the
arm of it.
"Don't go yet. By the way, dear, I've never thanked you for the
beautiful flowers with which you decorated my room this morning.
Charming! But I always knew you would soon come round to it."
"Come round to what?" I said, but it was just as if somebody else were
speaking.
"_You_ know. Of course you know. When that simple old priest proposed
that ridiculous compact I agreed, but I knew quite well that it would
soon break down. Not on my side, though. Why should it? A man can afford
to wait. But I felt sure you would soon tire of your resistance. And you
have, haven't you? Oh, I'm not blind. I've seen what's been going on,
though I've said nothing about it."
Again I tried to rise, and again my husband held me to my seat, saying:
"Don't be ashamed.


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