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           ItoldhimIthoughtweoughttocomebackanddinewithyouandMichael,buthesaidyou’dbegladtohaveusoffyourhands,andIdidn’tliketomakeasonganddanceaboutit.AndwhenIsawyouwereinarageitwastoolatetogetoutofit."

           "Iwasn’tinarage.Ican’tthinkhowyougotsuchanideainyourhead.Itwassonaturalthatyoushouldwanttogototheparty.Youcan’tthinkI’msuchabeastastogrudgeyoualittlefuninyourfortnight’sholiday.Mypoorlamb,myonlyfearwasthatyouwouldbebored.Isowantedyoutohaveagoodtime."

           "Thenwhydidyousendmethatmoneyandwritemethatletter?Itwassoinsulting."

           Julia’svoicefaltered.Herjawbegantotrembleandthelossofcontroloverhermuscleswasstrangelymoving.Tomlookedawayuneasily.

           "Icouldn’tbeartothinkofyourhavingtothrowawayyourgoodmoneyontips.Iknowthatyou’renotterriblyrichandIknewyou’dspentalotongreenfees.*Ihatewomenwhogoaboutwithyoungmenandletthempayforeverything.It’ssoinconsiderate.ItreatedyoujustasI’dhavetreatedRoger.Ineverthoughtitwouldhurtyourfeelings."

           "Willyouswearthat?"

           "OfcourseIwill.MyGod,isitpossiblethatafterallthesemonthsyoudon’tknowmebetterthanthat?Ifwhatyouthinkweretrue,whatamean,cruel,despicablewomanIshouldbe,whatacad,whataheartless,vulgarbeast!IsthatwhatyouthinkIam?"

           Aposer.

           "Anyhowitdoesn’tmatter.Ioughtnevertohaveacceptedvaluablepresentsfromyouandallowedyoutolendmemoney.