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           Youdon’teventrytofindanexcuse,don’ttrytohideanything,no,you’requiteopenaboutit,yourunoffwithherandstaythere.Andmeanwhilewe’resittingthere,yourunclewho’sgoingtosucheffortforyou,thelawyerwhoneedstobewonovertoyourside,andabovealltheofficedirector,averyimportantgentlemanwhoisindirectcommandofyouraffairinitspresentstage.Wewantedtodiscusshowbesttohelpyou,Ihadtohandlethelawyerverycarefully,hehadtohandletheofficedirectorcarefully,andyouhadmostreasonofalltoatleastgivemesomesupport.Insteadofwhichyoustayaway.Eventuallywecouldn’tkeepupthepretenceanylonger,butthesearepoliteandhighlycapablemen,theydidn’tsayanythingaboutitsoastosparemyfeelingsbutintheendnoteventheycouldcontinuetoforcethemselvesand,astheycouldn’tspeakaboutthematterinhand,theybecamesilent.Wesatthereforseveralminutes,listeningtoseewhetheryouwouldn’tfinallycomeback.Allinvain.Intheendtheofficedirectorstoodup,ashehadstayedfarlongerthanhehadoriginallyintended,madehisfarewell,lookedatmeinsympathywithoutbeingabletohelp,hewaitedatthedoorforalongtimealthoughit’smorethanIcanunderstandwhyhewasbeingsogood,andthenhewent.I,ofcourse,wasgladhe’dgone,I’dbeenholdingmybreathallthistime.Allthishadevenmoreaffectonthelawyerlyingthereill,whenItookmyleaveofhim,thegoodman,hewasquiteunabletospeak