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Lawrence had fought her case in the courts when she sued old Tulkington for divorce, and a handsome settlement he got for her, too. They say his fee ran up into the hundred thousands contingent, you know. I don't know what his game was" here he lowered his voice to a whisper "but they say Close owes him a good deal of money. You can figure it out for yourself as you like.
Even if he can't prove anything against us, the mere rumour of such a thing coming to the ears of Mrs. Tulkington would be unpleasant. "'Go as far as you like, Lawrence. You know what the marriage will mean to me. It will settle my debts to you and all the rest. "'I'll see what I can do, Close. He'll be back in a moment." Close's face was livid.
The editor told me, with that nameless look of the cynical scandalmonger, that if I wanted to learn anything about Huntington Close I had best watch Mrs. Frances Tulkington, a very wealthy Western divorcee about whom the smart set were much excited, particularly those whose wealth made it difficult to stand the pace of society as it was going at present.
Even if he can't prove anything against us, the mere rumor of such a thing coming to the ears of Mrs. Tulkington would be unpleasant." Go as far as you like, Lawrence. You know what the marriage will mean to me. It will settle my debts to you and all the rest. "'I'll see what I can do, Close. He'll be back in a moment." Close's face was livid.
Lawrence had fought her case in the courts when she sued old Tulkington for divorce, and a handsome settlement he got for her, too. They say his fee ran up into the hundred thousands contingent, you know. I don't know what his game was" here he lowered his voice to a whisper "but they say Close owes him a good deal of money. You can figure it out for yourself as you like.
The editor told me, with that nameless look of the cynical scandalmonger, that if I wanted to learn anything about Huntington Close I had best watch Mrs. Frances Tulkington, a very wealthy Western divorcée about whom the smart set were much excited, particularly those whose wealth made it difficult to stand the pace of society as it was going at present.
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