Only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long. Many wives in our culture endure unhappy marriages, but usually not because of social gender stigma, but because of the fear of living life alone and the poverty they might endure without their husband's salary. Louise knew there would be sadness but it would be brief. She seemed not to fear loneliness, because she would have no financial worries: she would be rich, rich in goods and rich in