At eighty pounds a year and cheap at that
Where Frances who is Gilbert's only wife
Leads an unhappy and complaining life:
While Gilbert who is Frances' only man
Puts up with it as gamely as he can."
--scribbled on the wall of Chesterton's first study (which was lined all round with brown drawing paper, so C. could illustrate the room as he worked)
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