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           ThoughwhatIsayis,ifhewassobeastlytoher,whyisshesoanxioustogobacktohim?Butofcourseshe’scomingnearherchangeoflife,forshe’syearsolderthanheis.Andthesecommon,violentwomenalwaysgopartlyinsanewhenthechangeoflifecomesuponthem--

           ThiswasanastyblowtoConnie.Hereshewas,sureaslife,cominginforhershareofthelownessanddirt.ShefeltangrywithhimfornothavinggotclearofaBerthaCoutts:nay,foreverhavingmarriedher.Perhapshehadacertainhankeringafterlowness.Connierememberedthelastnightshehadspentwithhim,andshivered.Hehadknownallthatsensuality,evenwithaBerthaCoutts!Itwasreallyratherdisgusting.Itwouldbewelltoberidofhim,clearofhimaltogether.Hewasperhapsreallycommon,reallylow.

           Shehadarevulsionagainstthewholeaffair,andalmostenviedtheGuthriegirlstheirgawkyinexperienceandcrudemaidenliness.Andshenowdreadedthethoughtthatanybodywouldknowaboutherselfandthekeeper.Howunspeakablyhumiliating!Shewasweary,afraid,andfeltacravingforutterrespectability,evenforthevulgaranddeadeningrespectabilityoftheGuthriegirls.IfCliffordknewaboutheraffair,howunspeakablyhumiliating!Shewasafraid,terrifiedofsocietyanditsuncleanbite.Shealmostwishedshecouldgetridofthechildagain,andbequiteclear.Inshort,shefellintoastateoffunk.

           Asforthescent-bottle,thatwasherownfolly.