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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.
