Луна и грош

Chapter XII

           Imighthavespokenoftheeconomicpositionofwoman,ofthecontract,tacitandovert,whichamanacceptsbyhismarriage,andofmuchelse;butIfeltthattherewasonlyonepointwhichreallysignified.

           "Don’tyoucareforheranymore?"

           "Notabit,"hereplied.

           Thematterwasimmenselyseriousforallthepartiesconcerned,buttherewasinthemannerofhisanswersuchacheerfuleffronterythatIhadtobitemylipsinordernottolaugh.Iremindedmyselfthathisbehaviourwasabominable.Iworkedmyselfupintoastateofmoralindignation.

           "Damnitall,thereareyourchildrentothinkof.They’veneverdoneyouanyharm.Theydidn’tasktobebroughtintotheworld.Ifyouchuckeverythinglikethis,they’llbethrownonthestreets.

           "They’vehadagoodmanyyearsofcomfort.It’smuchmorethanthemajorityofchildrenhave.Besides,somebodywilllookafterthem.Whenitcomestothepoint,theMacAndrewswillpayfortheirschooling."

           "Butaren’tyoufondofthem?They’resuchawfullynicekids.Doyoumeantosayyoudon’twanttohaveanythingmoretodowiththem?"

           "Ilikedthemallrightwhentheywerekids,butnowthey’regrowingupIhaven’tgotanyparticularfeelingforthem."

           "It’sjustinhuman."

           "Idaresay."

           "Youdon’tseemintheleastashamed."

           "I’mnot."

           Itriedanothertack.

           "Everyonewillthinkyouaperfectswine."

           "Letthem."

           "Won’titmeananythingtoyoutoknowthatpeopleloatheanddespiseyou?"

           "No."

           Hisbriefanswerwassoscornfulthatitmademyquestion,naturalthoughitwas,seemabsurd.Ireflectedforaminuteortwo.

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