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           "Idon’twanthimtodivorceme!"Itwasasuddenscream."Idon’twanttolethimgofree!Iwon’tpermitit!Iwon’tletthewholeofmylifebeatotalfailure!"Shestoppedabruptly,asifshehadadmittedtoomuch.

           Hewaschucklingsoftly,noddinghisheadwithaslowmovementthathadanairofintelligence,almostofdignity,bysignifyingacompleteunderstanding.

           "Imean...afterall,he’smyhusband,"shesaiddefensively.

           "Yes,Lillian,yes,Iknow."

           "Doyouknowwhathe’splanning?He’sgoingtogetthedecreeandhe’sgoingtocutmeoffwithoutapenny—nosettlement,noalimony,nothing!He’sgoingtohavethelastword.Don’tyousee?Ifhegetsawaywithit,then...thentheGiftCertificatewasnovictoryformeatall!"

           "Yes,mydear,Isee."

           "Andbesides...It’spreposterousthatIshouldhavetothinkofit,butwhatamIgoingtoliveon?ThelittlemoneyIhadofmyownisworthnothingnowadays.It’smainlystockinfactoriesofmyfather’stime,thathaveclosedlongago.WhatamIgoingtodo?"

           "But,Lillian,"hesaidsoftly,"Ithoughtyouhadnoconcernformoneyorforanymaterialrewards.