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Chapter LVI

           Anyhow,badashewas,directashewas,forcefulashewas,hewasfarmoreinterestingthanmostofthemoreconservativetypesinwhomthesocialvirtuesofpolitespeechandmodestthoughtswereseeminglypredominate.

           "Iknow,"shesaid,ratherpeacefully,althoughwithatouchofangerandresentmentinhervoice."I’veknownallaboutitallthistime.Iexpectedyouwouldsaysomethinglikethistomesomeday.It’sanicerewardforallmydevotiontoyou;butit’sjustlikeyou,Frank.Whenyouaresetonsomething,nothingcanstopyou.Itwasn’tenoughthatyouweregettingalongsonicelyandhadtwochildrenwhomyououghttolove,butyouhadtotakeupwiththisButlercreatureuntilhernameandyoursareaby-wordthroughoutthecity.Iknowthatshecomestothisprison.IsawherouthereonedayasIwascomingin,andIsupposeeveryoneelseknowsitbynow.Shehasnosenseofdecencyandshedoesnotcarethewretched,vainthingbutIwouldhavethoughtthatyouwouldbeashamed,Frank,togoonthewaythatyouhave,whenyoustillhavemeandthechildrenandyourfatherandmotherandwhenyouarecertaintohavesuchahardfighttogetyourselfonyourfeet,asitis.Ifshehadanysenseofdecencyshewouldnothaveanythingtodowithyoutheshamelessthing."

           Cowperwoodlookedathiswifewithunflinchingeyes.Hereadinherremarksjustwhathisobservationhadlongsinceconfirmedthatshewassympatheticallyoutoftouchwithhim.

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