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           Bed’sallverywellinitsway,butthereareotherthingsinlife.ButafterRogerwasbornshechangedcompletely.Havingababysettledher.Allthoseinstinctswentintoheracting.You’vereadFreud,Dolly;whatdoeshecallitwhenthathappens?"

           "Oh,Michael,whatdoIcareaboutFreud?"

           "Sublimation.That’sit.Ioftenthinkthat’swhat’smadehersuchagreatactress.Acting’sawholetimejobandifyouwanttobereallygoodyou’vegottogiveyourwholeselftoit.I’msoimpatientwiththepublicwhothinkactorsandactressesleadadevilofalife.Wehaven’tgotthetimeforthatsortofnonsense."

           WhatMichaelwassayingmadehersoangrythatsherecoveredherself-control.

           "ButMichael,itmaybethatyouandIknowthatthere’snothingwronginJulia’sgoingaboutallthetimewiththatmiserablelittlepip-squeak.*It’ssobadforherreputation.Afterall,oneofyourgreatassetshasbeenyourexemplarymarriedlife.Everyonehaslookeduptoyou.Thepublichaslovedtothinkofyouassuchadevotedandunitedcouple."

           "Andsoweare,damnit."

           Dollywasgrowingimpatient.

           "ButItellyoupeoplearetalking.Youcan’tbesostupidasnottoseethatthey’reboundto.Imean,ifJuliahadhadoneflagrantaffairafteranother,nobodywouldtakeanynotice,butafterthelifeshe’sledforsomanyyearssuddenlytobreakoutlikethis-naturallyeverybodystartschattering.It’ssobadforbusiness."

           Michaelgaveheraswiftglance.Hesmiledalittle.

           "Iseewhatyoumean,Dolly.