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“I never considered they paid their wives a compliment”

Willa Cather (spoken by Captain Forrester)

A Lost Lady, Part One, Ch. VIII

The Captain explains why he would not shelter his bonds from the bank's depositors, rejecting the practice of protecting a fortune in a wife's name.

Citation: "I never considered they paid their wives a compliment" — Willa Cather, A Lost Lady, Part One, Ch. VIII. (id cather-a-lost-lady-q3)

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