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An older man in a suit stands by a large desk in a grand, dimly lit study with a young woman in a blue dress by a sunny window in the background.

An older man in a suit stands by a large desk in a grand, dimly lit study with a young woman in a blue dress by a sunny window in the background.

withmore is a rich man Mr. Henry Whitmore, proud and unyielding, had a quarrel daughter Sophie in his study. She had asked him yet again for money — to borrow funds for a new car, for her parties, for the lively, reckless life she insisted on living. Whitmore exploded. He accused her of ruining the Whitmore name, of embarrassing him in front of society. He warned her: “If you keep this up, Sophie, you’ll have nothing. Not a penny. I will cut you off completely.” Sophie stormed out in tears, her blue dress catching on the doorframe as she went. Mehr sehen