“Wouldn’t you marry her to any man?”
“Only to one.”
“Who’s that?”
“Her former husband.”
“But he’s married to another woman.”
“I do not recognize that marriage.”
“Good Lord! Would you like to see Charity married to Cheever
again?”
“Yes.”
“To Peter Cheever?”
“Yes.”
“Whew! Say, Doctor, that’s going it pretty strong.”
“I do not care to discuss the sacraments with you in your present
humor.”
“Did you read the trial of that woman last week who killed her
husband and was acquitted? Mrs. What’s-her-name? You must have
read it.”
“I pay little attention to the newspaper scandals.”
“You ought to–they’re what make life what it is. Anyway, this woman
had a husband who turned out bad. He was a grafter and a gambler,
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