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The Edith Wharton Library · Wednesday · 22 min

Twilight Sleep Chapter 5

In which Dexter Manford, a diligent lawyer caught between professional pride and the subtle demands of his social milieu, wrestles with the uneasy intersection of duty, reputation, and domestic expectations. Amid whispered family tensions and the sterile comforts of his meticulously ordered life, he contends with the quiet pressures exerted by his wife and society’s ever-watchful gaze.

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In which Dexter Manford, a diligent lawyer caught between professional pride and the subtle demands of his social milieu, wrestles with the uneasy intersection of duty, reputation, and domestic expectations. Amid whispered family tensions and the sterile comforts of his meticulously ordered life, he contends with the quiet pressures exerted by his wife and society’s ever-watchful gaze.

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