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"
Yes
,
"
he
said
.
"
I
believe
that
when
a
man
and
woman
marry
,
all
the
woman
's
property
should
become
the
man
's
.
The
way
a
dowry
did
in
the
old
days
.
I
know
you
've
got
a
bit
of
money
,
and
I
'm
telling
you
now
that
when
we
marry
you
're
to
sign
it
over
to
me
.
It
's
only
fair
you
know
what
's
in
my
mind
while
you
're
still
single
,
and
able
to
decide
whether
you
want
to
do
it
.
"
It
had
never
occurred
to
Meggie
that
she
would
retain
her
money
;
she
had
simply
assumed
when
she
married
it
would
become
Luke
's
,
not
hers
.
All
save
the
most
educated
and
sophisticated
Australian
women
were
reared
to
think
themselves
more
or
less
the
chattels
of
their
men
,
and
this
was
especially
true
of
Meggie
.
Daddy
had
always
ruled
Fee
and
his
children
,
and
since
his
death
Fee
had
deferred
to
Bob
as
his
successor
.
The
man
owned
the
money
,
the
house
,
his
wife
and
his
children
.
Meggie
had
never
questioned
his
right
to
do
so
.
"
Oh
!
"
she
exclaimed
.
"
I
did
n't
know
signing
anything
was
necessary
,
Luke
.
I
thought
that
what
was
mine
automatically
became
yours
when
we
married
.
"
"
It
used
to
be
like
that
,
but
those
stupid
drongos
in
Canberra
stopped
it
when
they
gave
women
the
vote
.
I
want
everything
to
be
fair
and
square
between
us
,
Meghann
,
so
I
'm
telling
you
now
how
things
are
going
to
be
.
"
She
laughed
,
"
It
's
all
right
,
Luke
,
I
do
n't
mind
.
"
She
took
it
like
a
good
old-fashioned
wife
;
Dot
would
n't
have
given
in
so
readily
.
"
How
much
have
you
got
?
"
he
asked
.
"
At
the
moment
,
fourteen
thousand
pounds
.
Every
year
I
get
two
thousand
more
.
"
He
whistled
.
"
Fourteen
thousand
pounds
!
Phew
!
That
's
a
lot
of
money
,
Meghann
.
Better
to
have
me
look
after
it
for
you
.
We
can
see
the
bank
manager
next
week
,
and
remind
me
to
make
sure
everything
coming
in
in
the
future
gets
put
in
my
name
,
too
.
I
'm
not
going
to
touch
a
penny
of
it
,
you
know
that
.
It
's
to
buy
our
station
later
on
.
For
the
next
few
years
we
're
both
going
to
work
hard
,
and
save
every
penny
we
earn
.
All
right
?
"
She
nodded
.
"
Yes
,
Luke
.
"
