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Concerning A Wife And Family

           Asyouknow,Ihavebeengreatlygrievedbythewholecourseofyourrecentaffairs.Iamintenselysorrythatthingsareastheyare."

           Mr.Stegerliftedhiseyesinaverypained,deprecatoryway.Heregretteddeeplytheshiftycurrentsofthistroubledworld.

           Mrs.Cowperwoodforperhapsthefifteenthortwentiethtimeheardhimtotheendinpatience.Cowperwoodwouldnotreturn.Stegerwasasmuchherfriendasanyotherlawyerwouldbe.Besides,hewassociallyagreeabletoher.DespitehisMachiavellianprofession,shehalfbelievedhim.Hewentover,tactfully,ascoreofadditionalpoints.Finally,onthetwenty-firstvisit,andwithseeminglygreatdistress,hetoldherthatherhusbandhaddecidedtobreakwithherfinancially,topaynomorebills,anddonothinguntilhisresponsibilityhadbeenfixedbythecourts,andthathe,Steger,wasabouttoretirefromthecase.Mrs.Cowperwoodfeltthatshemustyield;shenamedherultimatum.Ifhewouldfixtwohundredthousanddollarsonherandthechildren(thiswasCowperwood’sownsuggestion)andlaterondosomethingcommerciallyfortheironlyson,Frank,junior,shewouldlethimgo.Shedislikedtodoit.SheknewthatitmeantthetriumphofAileenButler,suchasitwas.But,afterall,thatwretchedcreaturehadbeenproperlydisgracedinPhiladelphia.Itwasnotlikelyshecouldeverraiseherheadsociallyanywhereanymore.

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