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Chapter 19

           

           ’LoveofDuncanForbes?Butyoudidn’tthinkthatworthhaving,whenyoumetme.Doyoumeantosayyounowlovehimbetterthananythingelseinlife?’

           ’Onechanges,’shesaid.

           ’Possibly!Possiblyyoumayhavewhims.Butyoustillhavetoconvincemeoftheimportanceofthechange.Imerelydon’tbelieveinyourloveofDuncanForbes.’

           ’Butwhyshouldyoubelieveinit?Youhaveonlytodivorceme,nottobelieveinmyfeelings.’

           ’AndwhyshouldIdivorceyou?’

           ’BecauseIdon’twanttolivehereanymore.Andyoureallydon’twantme.’

           ’Pardonme!Idon’tchange.Formypart,sinceyouaremywife,Ishouldpreferthatyoushouldstayundermyroofindignityandquiet.Leavingasidepersonalfeelings,andIassureyou,onmypartitisleavingasideagreatdeal,itisbitterasdeathtometohavethisorderoflifebrokenup,hereinWragby,andthedecentroundofdailylifesmashed,justforsomewhimofyours.’

           Afteratimeofsilenceshesaid:

           ’Ican’thelpit.I’vegottogo.IexpectIshallhaveachild.’

           Hetoowassilentforatime.

           ’Andisitforthechild’ssakeyoumustgo?’heaskedatlength.

           Shenodded.

           ’Andwhy?IsDuncanForbessokeenonhisspawn?’

           ’Surelykeenerthanyouwouldbe,’shesaid.

           ’Butreally?Iwantmywife,andIseenoreasonforlettinghergo.Ifshelikestobearachildundermyroof,sheiswelcome,andthechildiswelcome:providedthatthedecencyandorderoflifeispreserved.DoyoumeantotellmethatDuncanForbeshasagreaterholdoveryou?Idon’tbelieveit.’

           Therewasapause.

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