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ready, no husbands rushing their
wives, nothing planned. Just a phone
call at an unexpected moment. One
of the girls wore a house dress, and
her husband was in sweat shirt and
sneakers.

Mike served hasty drinks, laughing
at the quips about their being so
much in love. The dinner was a suc-
cess. All evening it was Mike this and
Mike that. Mike shone, just as she
wanted him to shine. Her friends
saw him as she saw him, as she

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wanted them and the whole world
to see him.

It’s going to be all right, she
thought happily. But what if I’d said
the wrong word! What if I’d said,
“Oh, Mike, you always mess up ev-
erything” ?

Marriage, she thought. It’s laugh-
ing when you want to cry. It’s telling
a man he’s great when you want to
say he’s a failure. It’s giving him a
hug when you’d like to slap him
down. Marriage is a great institution.

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