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A Dubious Legacy By Margaret Tillotson
A dubious legacy, by Mary Wesley, describes a woman who didn't do anything at all except sleeping in the bed, letting others pleased her. It was published in 1992 in England.

The story is about a couple who married without love, but parent's wish instead.The husband named Henry Tillotson and the wife named Margaret Tillotson. Henry got married to Margaret because it was his father's wish and to save her from going to prison. Henry brought Margaret to his farmhouse in Cotteshaw. When Margaret got there, she went straight to her bed and rarely got up. Margaret's favorite and only hobby was redecorating the bedroom. She kept changing the color from white to gold and from gold to red.There were two young couples named Barbara and James, and Antonia and Matthew, who were friends of Henry always visited Cotteshaw. The two friends Barbara and Antonia were always scared of Margaret because she insisted on telling them vicious stories about her husband. She told them how bad her husband was and how she got locked up in the bedroom. Because her ex husband used to abuse her, she became mentally ill that was why she loved to see someone's pain. When her husband was having a party
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Henry Tillotson because of the following reasons. The first reason is that he was so patience with his wife, Margaret Tillotson. When Margaret joined the party that Henry had been preparing for so long, she messed everything up and even bit Henry's neck, but Henry did not mind at all instead he asked if she was hurt somewhere and she must not get a cold. Another reason is that, Henry Tillotson was such an optimistic person. He enjoyed his life without his wife. He had his family coming over his house almost every weekend. His friends kept coming to his house because they pitied him and they did not want him to feel lonely. Mr. Henry Tillotson was seen as a carefree man, but in fact he suffered a lot from his wife's

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