That eased the pressure a lot. Our marriage will continue in other chapters in the book. I have thought Frances was right for me since the day we met. I have never really had a comfortable feeling that this went both ways. I have always felt she continued to love Welch Caton.
Life goes on.
It is not easy to compete with memories of a dead man. I quit trying. It is not a pleasant thing to feel someone has sex with you only because they feel obligated to do so. I could never help wondering why a woman would continue to love an abusive bum like Welch Caton when he beat her like he did. I never hit Frances and would never have dreamed of abusing her either physically, emotionally or mentally.