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. I was wrong, dear; I should not have
made an issue of it; that's no way to love and cherish. I surrender, horse and
foot. Make a pet out of Bill any way you like; I won't say a word. Go ahead,
spoil him rotten."
"No, Richard, no! I was wrong. Bill needed a stem lesson and I should have
backed you up and let you straighten him out. However-" Gwen unwound herself a
little, reached for her purse, opened it. I said,
"Mind the alligator! Careful."
She smiled for the first time. "Adele certainly took that hook, line and
sinker."
"Do you mean that there is not an alligator in there?"
"Goodness, sweetheart, do you think I'm eccentric?"
"Oh, Heaven forbid!"
"Just a mousetrap and her imagination. Here-" Gwen placed a wad of money,
paper and metal, beside her on the couch. "I made Bill give it back. What he had
left, I mean; he should have had three times as much. I'm afraid Bill is one of
those weaklings who can't carry money without spending it. I must figure out how
to spank him for it till he learns better. In the meantime he can't have any
cash until he earns it."
"As soon as he earns any money he should pay me ninety days' air fee," I
put in. "Gwen, I really am vexed about that. Vexed at him, not at you. His
attitude about paying for air. But I'm sorry as can be that I let it slop over
onto you."
"But you were right, dear
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