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-he  was  a  lawyer  , his  government  job  was  paying  him well, they  were  well off  ,  but  what  troubled  him most  was  his  wife's  mean nature  , she  enjoyed  spending  money on herself , on  shopping  expensive  things  but  not  sharing  with  whom it  mattered  , where  necessary  she  would  withdraw, pull  back  from  sharing  with  all  those  he  wanted  to  have  a  good  time  , noshi"s  this  habit  overcast  her  other  good  points  casting  a  shadow  on  her