Married for most of her adult life, Pauline and her first -- and, really,
only -- husband had their ups and downs. It gives one pause to notice how it's
the downs that Wendy seemed to capture so memorably.
"Arthur!"
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"You've been having an
affair; now you're trying to worm your way out of it. Not a
chance!"
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"You 'aven't seen my Arthur, 'ave you?"
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"You
think you know someone after 27 years of marriage. Then all of
the sudden, something happens, and you realize you don't know."
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"[Pubs]
are places for people like you and me to come have nice
conversation and a civilized drink . . . and in my case, forget
how angry I am at my old man."
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"No,
Arthur, it wasn't like that. We were just having fun . . . Fun
-- like what you and I haven't had since the lights fused in 1976."
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"Promise? Hah! I hope you keep that a
bit better than the ones you've made in the past."
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"It's
nice to have someone sensible to talk to. Arthur's a dead-loss
when it comes to all that."
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"Oh .
. . you didn't realize you were having an affair?"
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"You
know, Arthur, it's really sad the way you've always resented my
family."
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"I
don't know what's wrong with you, Arthur. It's like
having another kid to look after. Well, I'm fed up with having
be the sensible and responsible one. And I'm sick of having to
be the one to do the worrying."
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