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"Pat," the attorney said, leaning forward, "I'm telling you, this is the last offer your husband is going to make. We've been dickering back and forth here for months now, and he's had no inclination to listen to your demands. Either take the offer or refuse it, but this is it." The woman didn't look up, just kept fidgeting with a button on her blouse. "I can't believe that he hasn't answered any of my questions about joint child custody, visiting times, holidays. Did you tell him I wanted to talk about those things?" "Yes, Pat, I did," her attorney replied.