LOLLY WILLOWES
I'm sorry to seem harsh, Lolly. But you must put all this out of your mind."
"Why?"
"It is impracticable."
"Nothing is impracticable for a single, middle-aged woman with an income of her own."
Henry paled slightly, and said: "Your income is no longer what it was."
"Oh, taxes!" said Laura contemptuously. "Never mind; even if it's a little less, I can get along on it."
"You know nothing of business, Lolly. I need not enter into explanations with you. It should be enough for me to say that for the last year your income has been practically non-existent."
"But I can still cash cheques."
"I have placed a sum at the bank to your credit."
Laura had grown rather pale too. Her eyes shone.
"I'm afraid you must enter into explanations with me, Henry. After all, it is my income, and I have a right to know what has happened to it."
"Your capital has always been in my hands,
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