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6Early 19. hours, and finally he broke me down, assuring me that people did borrow, that but he would repay a hundred dollars a week and in no time the [[strikethrough]] lend [[/strikethrough]] loan would be repaid. So, finally, he was so persuasive, I went to Walter and borrowed. [[strikethrough]] He (my husband) [[/strikethrough]] My husband repaid the first three weeks. I was [[strikethrough]] driving [[/strikethrough]] with Mrs. Arensberg on our way to my house. [[strikethrough]] She loved chocolate the way I did. [[/strikethrough]] We were in a taxi. I said, "Oh, you don't know how relieved I am that the debt is practically finished." She said, "What do you mean." I said, "Well, there's only two more payments left." She said, "Oh, not at all. He's borrowed more." And I said, "How much?" "Thirteen thousand." So you see, I felt responsible. I still do regardless of what anybody says. But the beautiful part of that is that I kept on seeing the Arensbergs, and as I've said, we never mentioned it, and they treated me almost like a daughter. When I was ill they'd come by to call. They'd bring me medicine and they were just wonderful to me. BOB: So there is a difference there. You felt responsibility but you were able to get over any sense of guilt about that? B: Well, my friendship with them was very pure because we had interest in the same kind of artists and in life. But I