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OntheeveningofthedayofAlexandra’scallattheShabatas’，aheavyrainsetin。FranksatupuntilalatehourreadingtheSundaynewspa—
pers。OneoftheGouldswasgettingadivorce，andFranktookitasapersonalaffront。Inprintingthestoryoftheyoungman’smar—
italtroubles，theknowingeditorgaveasuffi—
cientlycoloredaccountofhiscareer，statingtheamountofhisincomeandthemannerinwhichhewassupposedtospendit。FrankreadEnglishslowly，andthemorehereadaboutthisdivorcecase，theangrierhegrew。Atlasthethrewdownthepagewithasnort。Heturnedtohisfarm—handwhowasreadingtheotherhalfofthepaper。