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Chapter 36

           Once,incautiously,hehadtoldherthat"people"(hewascarefulnottomentionnames)owedhimmoneybutcouldnotpayjustnowandhewas,ofcourse,unwillingtopressoldfriendsandgentlefolk.Frankregrettedevermentioningitfor,thereafter,shehadquestionedhimaboutitagainandagain.Shehadthemostcharminglychildlikeairbutshewasjustcurious,shesaid,toknowwhoowedhimandhowmuchtheyowed.Frankwasveryevasiveaboutthematter.Hecoughednervouslyandwavedhishandsandrepeatedhisannoyingremarkabouthersweetprettylittlehead.

           Ithadbeguntodawnonhimthatthissamesweetprettylittleheadwasa"goodheadforfigures."Infact,amuchbetteronethanhisownandtheknowledgewasdisquieting.Hewasthunderstrucktodiscoverthatshecouldswiftlyaddalongcolumnoffiguresinherheadwhenheneededapencilandpaperformorethanthreefigures.Andfractionspresentednodifficultiestoheratall.Hefelttherewassomethingunbecomingaboutawomanunderstandingfractionsandbusinessmattersandhebelievedthat,shouldawomanbesounfortunateastohavesuchunladylikecomprehension,sheshouldpretendnotto.Nowhedislikedtalkingbusinesswithherasmuchashehadenjoyeditbeforetheyweremarried.Thenhehadthoughtitallbeyondhermentalgraspandithadbeenpleasanttoexplainthingstoher.Nowhesawthatsheunderstoodentirelytoowellandhefelttheusualmasculineindignationattheduplicityofwomen.

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