Should She Have Left Him? — page 174: what you’re looking at

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168 SHOULD SHE HAVE LEFT GI? Mr. Magrane reassumed his listening attitude he went on: “T imagine I was rather a brute. But there it was, and I wasn’t perfect—only human, you know. I suppose she wanted sympathy, and went to her mother for it; the mother went with the story to her husband; Hallock came to me; I resented his interference and had a row with him. Well, the result was we went apart.” The two remained silent much longer than either supposed. There was an anxious frown and an ex- pression of sadness on Adams’ face. Finally the lawyer said: “Your wife expresses strong affection for you— has done so within a short time to my knowledge.” “You keep on saying my wite. Yet, she ism t. you know,” said Adams half inquiringly. “TI think ‘she “is,” replied Mr, Maerane sion cantly. Mr. Adams was aroused into mental activity. “You mean something,” he said sharply, “ some- thing different from what you said when I consulted you before.” “Yes, I do,” replied the lawyer. “I told you then I was expressing an opinion without much con- sideration. Since then a new phase of the question has been presented to me, and I have concluded that you are still truly married to Mrs. Adams.” The dominating expression upon the face of Mr. Adams was that of surprise, but there was also another blended with it, but whether of satisfaction Comicbooks.€© 5