“Well，it’sallinthefamily。What’syoursismine，andwhat’smineisyours，ain’tit？“
　　“No，it’snot；no，it’snot，“criedTrina，vehemently。
　　“It’sallmine，mine。There’snotapennyofitbelongstoanybodyelse。Idon’tliketohavetotalkthiswaytoyou，butyoujustmakeme。We’renotgoingtotouchapennyofmyfivethousandnorapennyofthatlittlemoneyImanagedtosave——thatseventy-five。“
　　“ThatTWOhundred，youmean。“
　　“ThatSEVENTY-FIVE。We’rejustgoingtoliveontheinterestofthatandonwhatIearnfromUncleOelbermann——
　　onjustthatthirty-oneortwodollars。“
　　“Huh！ThinkI’mgoingtodothat，an’liveinsucharoomasthis？“
　　Trinafoldedherarmsandlookedhimsquarelyintheface。
　　“Well，whatAREyougoingtodo，then？“
　　“Huh？“
　　“Isay，whatAREyougoingtodo？Youcangoonandfindsomethingtodoandearnsomemoremoney，andTHEN
　　we’lltalk。“
　　“Well，Iain’tgoingtolivehere。“
　　“Oh，verywell，suityourself。I’Mgoingtolivehere。“
　　“You’lllivewhereITELLyou，“thedentistsuddenlycried，exasperatedatthemincingtonesheaffected。
　　“ThenYOU’LLpaytherent，“exclaimedTrina，quiteasangryashe。
　　“Areyoumyboss，I’dliketoknow？Who’stheboss，youorI？“
　　“Who’sgottheMONEY，I’dliketoknow？“criedTrina，flushingtoherpalelips。“Answermethat，McTeague，who’sgotthemoney？“
　　“Youmakemesick，youandyourmoney。Why，you’reamiser。Ineversawanythinglikeit。WhenIwaspractising，Ineverthoughtofmyfeesasmyown；welumpedeverythingintogether。“
　　“Exactly；andI’Mdoingtheworkingnow。I’mworkingforUncleOelbermann，andyou’renotlumpinginANYTHING
　　now。I’mdoingitall。DoyouknowwhatI’mdoing，McTeague？I’msupportingyou。“
　　“Ah，shutup；youmakemesick。“
　　“YougotnoRIGHTtotalktomethatway。Iwon’tletyou。I——Iwon’thaveit。“Shecaughtherbreath。Tearswereinhereyes。
　　“Oh，livewhereyoulike，then，“saidMcTeague，sullenly。
　　“Well，shallwetakethisroomthen？“
　　“Allright，we’lltakeit。Butwhycan’tyoutakealittleofyourmoneyan’——an’——sortoffixitup？“
　　“Notapenny，notasinglepenny。“
　　“Oh，Idon’tcareWHATyoudo。“Andfortherestofthedaythedentistandhiswifedidnotspeak。
　　Thiswasnottheonlyquarreltheyhadduringthesedayswhentheywereoccupiedinmovingfromtheirsuiteandinlookingfornewquarters。Everyhourthequestionofmoneycameup。TrinahadbecomemoreniggardlythaneversincethelossofMcTeague’spractice。Itwasnotmereeconomywithhernow。Itwasapanicterrorlestafractionofacentofherlittlesavingsshouldbetouched；apassionateeagernesstocontinuetosaveinspiteofallthathadhappened。
　　Trinacouldhaveeasilyaffordedbetterquartersthanthesinglewhitewashedroomatthetopoftheflat，butshemadeMcTeaguebelievethatitwasimpossible。
　　“Icanstillsavealittle，“shesaidtoherself，aftertheroomhadbeenengaged；“perhapsalmostasmuchasever。
　　I’llhavethreehundreddollarsprettysoon，andMacthinksit’sonlytwohundred。It’salmosttwohundredandfifty；
　　andI’llgetagooddealoutofthesale。“
　　Butthissalewasalongagony。Itlastedaweek。
　　Everythingwent——everythingbutthefewbigpiecesthatwentwiththesuite，andthatbelongedtothephotographer。Themelodeon，thechairs，theblackwalnuttablebeforewhichtheyweremarried，theextensiontableinthesitting-room，thekitchentablewithitsoilclothcover，theframedlithographsfromtheEnglishillustratedpapers，theverycarpetsonthefloors。ButTrina’sheartnearlybrokewhenthekitchenutensilsandfurnishingsbegantogo。Everypot，everystewpan，everyknifeandfork，wasanoldfriend。
　　Howshehadworkedoverthem！Howcleanshehadkeptthem！
　　Whatapleasureithadbeentoinvadethatlittlebrick-
　　pavedkitcheneverymorning，andtowashupandputtorightsafterbreakfast，turningonthehotwateratthesink，rakingdowntheashesinthecook-stove，goingandcomingoverthewarmbricks，herheadintheair，singingatherwork，proudinthesenseofherproprietorshipandherindependence！Howhappyhadshebeenthedayafterhermarriagewhenshehadfirstenteredthatkitchenandknewthatitwasallherown！Andhowwellsherememberedherraidsuponthebargaincountersinthehouse-furnishingdepartmentsofthegreatdown-townstores！Andnowitwasalltogo。Someoneelsewouldhaveitall，whileshewasrelegatedtocheaprestaurantsandmealscookedbyhiredservants。Nightafternightshesobbedherselftosleepatthethoughtofherpasthappinessandherpresentwretchedness。However，shewasnotaloneinherunhappiness。
　　“Anyhow，I’mgoingtokeepthesteelengravingan’thestonepugdog，“declaredthedentist，hisfistclenching。WhenithadcometothesaleofhisofficeeffectsMcTeaguehadrebelledwiththeinstinctiveobstinacyofaboy，shuttinghiseyesandears。OnlylittlebylittledidTrinainducehimtopartwithhisofficefurniture。Hefoughtovereveryarticle，overthelittleironstove，thebed-lounge，themarble-toppedcentretable，thewhatnotinthecorner，theboundvolumesof“Allen’sPracticalDentist，“theriflemanufacturer’scalendar，andtheprim，militarychairs。A
　　veritablescenetookplacebetweenhimandhiswifebeforehecouldbringhimselftopartwiththesteelengravingof“Lorenzode’MediciandHisCourt“andthestonepugdogwithitsgoggleeyes。
　　“Why，“hewouldcry，“I’vehad’emeversince——eversinceI
　　BEGAN；longbeforeIknewyou，Trina。ThatsteelengravingIboughtinSacramentoonedaywhenitwasraining。Isawitinthewindowofasecond-handstore，andafellowGAVEmethatstonepugdog。Hewasadruggist。
　　ItwasinSacramentotoo。Wetraded。Igavehimashaving-
　　mugandarazor，andhegavemethepugdog。“
　　Therewere，however，twoofhisbelongingsthatevenTrinacouldnotinducehimtopartwith。
　　“Andyourconcertina，Mac，“sheprompted，astheyweremakingoutthelistforthesecond-handdealer。“Theconcertina，and——oh，yes，thecanaryandthebirdcage。“
　　“No。“
　　“Mac，youMUSTbereasonable。Theconcertinawouldbringquiteasum，andthebirdcageisasgoodasnew。
　　I’llsellthecanarytothebird-storemanonKearneyStreet。“
　　“No。“
　　“Ifyou’regoingtomakeobjectionstoeverysinglething，wemightaswellquit。Come，now，Mac，theconcertinaandthebirdcage。We’llputtheminLotD。“
　　“No。“
　　“You’llhavetocometoitsoonerorlater。I’Mgivingupeverything。I’mgoingtoputthemdown，see。“
　　“No。“
　　Andshecouldgetnofurtherthanthat。Thedentistdidnotlosehistemper，asinthecaseofthesteelengravingorthestonepugdog；hesimplyopposedherentreatiesandpersuasionswithapassive，inertobstinacythatnothingcouldmove。IntheendTrinawasobligedtosubmit。
　　McTeaguekepthisconcertinaandhiscanary，evengoingsofarastoputthembothawayinthebedroom，attachingtothemtagsonwhichhehadscrawledinimmenseroundletters，“NotforSale。“
　　Oneeveningduringthatsameweekthedentistandhiswifewereinthedismantledsitting-room。Theroompresentedtheappearanceofawreck。TheNottinghamlacecurtainsweredown。Theextensiontablewasheapedhighwithdishes，withteaandcoffeepots，andwithbasketsofspoonsandknivesandforks。Themelodeonwashauledoutintothemiddleofthefloor，andcoveredwithasheetmarked“LotA，“thepictureswereinapileinacorner，thechenilleportiereswerefoldedontopoftheblackwalnuttable。Theroomwasdesolate，lamentable。Trinawasgoingovertheinventory；McTeague，inhisshirtsleeves，wassmokinghispipe，lookingstupidlyoutofthewindow。Allatoncetherewasabriskrappingatthedoor。
　　“Comein，“calledTrina，apprehensively。Now-a-daysateveryunexpectedvisitsheanticipatedafreshcalamity。
　　Thedooropenedtoletinayoungmanwearingacheckedsuit，agaycravat，andamarvellouslyfiguredwaistcoat。
　　TrinaandMcTeaguerecognizedhimatonce。ItwastheOtherDentist，thedebonairfellowwhoseclientswerethebarbersandtheyoungwomenofthecandystoresandsoda-
　　waterfountains，theposer，thewearerofwaistcoats，whobetmoneyongreyhoundraces。
　　“How’do？“saidthisone，bowinggracefullytotheMcTeaguesastheystaredathimdistrustfully。
　　“How’do？Theytellme，Doctor，thatyouaregoingoutoftheprofession。“
　　McTeaguemutteredindistinctlybehindhismustacheandgloweredathim。
　　“Well，say，“continuedtheother，cheerily，“I’dliketotalkbusinesswithyou。Thatsignofyours，thatbiggoldentooththatyougotoutsideofyourwindow，Idon’tsupposeyou’llhaveanyfurtheruseforit。MaybeI’dbuyitifwecouldagreeonterms。“
　　Trinashotaglanceatherhusband。McTeaguebegantogloweragain。
　　“Whatdoyousay？“saidtheOtherDentist。
　　“Iguessnot，“growledMcTeague“Whatdoyousaytotendollars？“
　　“Tendollars！“criedTrina，herchinintheair。
　　“Well，whatfigureDOyouputonit？“
　　TrinawasabouttoanswerwhenshewasinterruptedbyMcTeague。