“Whatmaythatbe？“
“Youarelivinghereveryunhappily，Geoffrey，withyourwife。“
“Whosaysso？Idon’t，forone。“
Juliuslaidhishandkindlyonhisbrother’sarm。
“Don’ttriflewithsuchaseriousmatterasthis，“hesaid。“Yourmarriageis，ineverysenseoftheword，amisfortune——notonlytoyoubuttoyourwife。Itisimpossiblethatyoucanlivetogether。Ihavecomeheretoaskyoutoconsenttoaseparation。