529b

Buck dominates his spouse, Mary, a nagger and a scold, by petty tyrannies that are more skilled than any Mary has at her command *

mary, when properly subdued by her spouse, Buck’s, pretended tyrannies, finds Buck gentle, kindly and considerate **

buck, by being cruel in order to be kind, insures the married happiness of himself and Mary ***

(529b

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