Barnard looked at Elinor, his eyes gradually becoming distant. Later, he coaxed her to sleep and left, but he went to the club. His good friend, Anthony, had been drinking there all day. Barnard looked a little tired. Anthony listened to him say, "My family has agreed to the divorce."
Barnard continued, "We should be divorced soon!"
Anthony bet that the two of them would get divorced, so he retorted, "Kath's temper is only suppressed by family matters. If she returns to her childhood temper, how can you stand it? You should hurry up and divorce her, and then marry the person you've always wanted to marry. Besides, Elinor can't wait any longer, can she?"
Barnard didn't say anything more, but took his glass from the side and took a big gulp. Then he suddenly got up, turned around, and lef
