The Hearts And Lives of Men
“But he was accustomed to luxury, and found it no compensation for the loss of his family life. He missed not just his wife but, surprisingly, even the terrible twins. He saw that it did not matter one whit if there were butter smears on his hand-blocked wallpaper or he could not listen to Figaro in peace because of the children’s demands; the answer was to have ordinary washable wallpaper and to listen to opera (softly!) after they’d gone to bed, like anyone else. Clifford did not believe, real...ly, seriously, that the twins were Simon’s not his. It came to him that he’d chosen to believe it, temporarily, because he was guilty and jealous, and knew it. Moreover, he hadn’t meant to upset Helen so much. He saw, all of a sudden, that if he really and truly loved her he would have to abandon his habit of seducing women in order to behave cruelly in his rejecting of them later. For that, he now perceived, to his shame, was what his habit amounted to.
He saw all this because for six miserable weeks he waited for Helen to call and apologize and make it up, and she wouldn’t and she didn’t; and he was unused to rejection and quite shattered by it.MoreLess
He saw all this because for six miserable weeks he waited for Helen to call and apologize and make it up, and she wouldn’t and she didn’t; and he was unused to rejection and quite shattered by it.MoreLess
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