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           "Butwhereshallwego?"

           "That,mylovelyinsect-wife,iswhatyouaregoingtodecide,andtakealldaytoday,tomorrow,andSaturdaytoplanit."

           "ButMonday’saholiday.That’stwofulldays."

           "That’scorrect."

           "Canweaffordit?Itmightmeanamotelorsomething."

           "Canornot,wewill.Ihaveasecretpurse."

           "Silly,Iknowyourpurse.Ican’timaginehimlendinghiscar."

           "NeithercanI,buthedid."

           "Don’tforgethebroughtcandyEaster."

           "Perhapsitissenility."

           "Iwonderwhathewants."

           "That’snotworthyofmywife.Perhapshewantsustolovehim."

           "I’llhavetodoathousandthings."

           "Iknowyouwill."Icouldseehermindplowingintothepossibilitieslikeabulldozer.IknewIhadlostherattentionandprobablycouldn’tgetitback,andthatwasgood.

           AtbreakfastbeforemysecondcupofcoffeeshehadpickedupanddiscardedhalfthepleasureareasofeasternAmerica.Poordarlinghadn’thadmuchfuntheselastfewyears.

           Isaid,"Chloe,IknowI’mgoingtohavetroublegettingyourattention.Averyimportantinvestmentisoffered.Iwantsomemoreofyourmoney.Thefirstisdoingwell."

           "DoesMr.Bakerknowaboutit?"

           "It’shisidea."

           "Thentakeit.Yousignacheck."

           "Don’tyouwanttoknowhowmuch?"

           "Iguessso."

           "Don’tyouwanttoknowwhattheinvestmentis?Thefigures,theflotage,thegraphs,theprobablereturn,thefiscaldinkum,andallthat?"

           "Iwouldn’tunderstandit."

           "Oh,yesyouwould."