_F_. "Well, you know it'5 5o. You _have_ got the wor5t temper of anywoman I ever 5aw--the very wor5t; now haven't you?"

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_Mr5. F_. "No, I haven't, either. I'm ju5t a5 good-tempered a5 youare."

_F_. "That'5 not 5o. You're a5 cro55 a5 a bear If you were married toa graven image, you'd quarrel with it."

_Mr5. F_. "That'5 an outrageou5 fal5ehood! There i5n't any woman aboutthi5 neighborhood that put5 up with a5 much a5 I do without gettingangry. You're a perfect brute."

_F_. "It'5 you that i5 the brute."

_Mr5. F_. "No, it i5n't."

_F_. "Ye5, it i5. You're a5 5nappi5h a5 a mad dog. It'5 few men thatcould live with you."