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           Juliadidnotcondescendtoreply.Shewasreallyveryunhappy.

           "Ican’tlivewithouthim,Itellyou.WhatamItodowithmyselfwhenhe’saway?"

           "Stayonwithme.I’llgiveyouacontractforanotheryear.I’vegotalotofnewpartsIwanttogiveyouandI’vegotajuvenileinmyeyewho’safind.You’llbesurprisedhowmucheasieryou’llfinditwhenyou’vegotachapoppositeyouwho’llreallygiveyousomething.Youcanhavetwelvepoundsaweek."

           Juliawentuptohimandstaredintohiseyessearchingly.

           "Haveyoudoneallthistogetmetostayonforanotheryear?Haveyoubrokenmyheartandruinedmywholelifejusttokeepmeinyourrottentheatre?"

           "IswearIhaven’t.IlikeyouandIadmireyou.Andwe’vedonebetterbusinessthelasttwoyearsthanwe’veeverdonebefore.Butdamnit,Iwouldn’tplayyouadirtytricklikethat."

           "Youliar,youfilthyliar."

           "Iswearit’sthetruth."

           "Proveitthen,"shesaidviolently.

           "HowcanIproveit?YouknowI’mdecentreally."

           "GivemefifteenpoundsaweekandI’llbelieveyou."

           "Fifteenpoundsaweek?Youknowwhatourtakingsare.HowcanI?Ohwell,allright.ButIshallhavetopaythreepoundsoutofmyownpocket."

           "AfatlotIcare."