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           "There’snoreasonwhyyoushould,"saidMichael."AslongasIcanpaymywhack*I’llpayit.YouearnmorethanIdobecauseyou’reworthmore.Iputyoudownforagoodsalarybecauseyoudrawit."

           Noonecoulddootherthanadmiretheself-abnegationwithwhichhesacrificedhimselfforhersake.Anyambitionhemayhavehadforhimselfhehadabandonedinordertofosterhercareer.EvenDolly,whodidnotlikehim,acknowledgedhisunselfishness.AsortofmodestyhadalwayspreventedJuliafromdiscussinghimwithDolly,butDolly,withhershrewdness,hadlongseenhowintenselyMichaelexasperatedhiswife,andnowandthentookthetroubletopointouthowusefulhewastoher.Everybodypraisedhim.Aperfecthusband.Itseemedtoherthatnonebutsheknewwhatitwasliketolivewithamanwhowassuchamonsterofvanity.Hiscomplacencywhenhehadbeatenanopponentatgolforgotthebetterofsomeoneinabusinessdealwasinfuriating.Hegloriedinhisartfulness.Hewasabore,acrashingbore.HelikedtotellJuliaeverythinghedidandeveryschemethatpassedthroughhishead;ithadbeencharmingwhenmerelytohavehimwithherwasadelight,butforyearsshehadfoundhisprosinessintolerable.Hecoulddescribenothingwithoutcircumstantialdetail.Norwasheonlyvainofhisbusinessacumen;withadvancingyearshehadbecomeoutrageouslyvainofhisperson.Asayouthhehadtakenhisbeautyforgranted:nowhebegantopaymoreattentiontoitandsparednopainstokeepwhatwasleftofit.Itbecameanobsession.