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Chapter LVI

           Isha’n’tgetmarriedrightawayagainevenifyoudogivemeadivorce.Idon’tcaretotakeanybodyalong.Itwouldbebetterforthechildrenifyouwouldstayhereanddivorceme.Thepublicwouldthinkbetterofthemandyou."

           "I’llnotdoit,"declaredMrs.Cowperwood,emphatically."I’llneverdoit,never;sothere!Youcansaywhatyouchoose.YouoweittometostickbymeandthechildrenafterallI’vedoneforyou,andI’llnotdoit.Youneedn’taskmeanymore;I’llnotdoit."

           "Verywell,"repliedCowperwood,quietly,gettingup."Weneedn’ttalkaboutitanymorenow.Yourtimeisnearlyup,anyhow."(Twentyminuteswassupposedtobetheregularallotmentforvisitors.)"Perhapsyou’llchangeyourmindsometime."

           Shegathereduphermuffandtheshawl-strapinwhichshehadcarriedhergifts,andturnedtogo.IthadbeenhercustomtokissCowperwoodinamake-believewayuptothistime,butnowshewastooangrytomakethispretense.Andyetshewassorry,toosorryforherselfand,shethought,forhim.

           "Frank,"shedeclared,dramatically,atthelastmoment,"Ineversawsuchamanasyou.Idon’tbelieveyouhaveanyheart.You’renotworthyofagoodwife.You’reworthyofjustsuchawomanasyou’regetting.Theidea!"Suddenlytearscametohereyes,andsheflouncedscornfullyandyetsorrowfullyout.

           Cowperwoodstoodthere.Atleasttherewouldbenomoreuselesskissingbetweenthem,hecongratulatedhimself

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