Mrs. Paine. Yes; 411 and 412, I mentioned that if she were counted as a dependent on Michael's income tax his yearly payment to the government would be reduced by a certain amount, and that by that amount she—we could very nearly live—her expenses could very nearly come under this, so it would be more a case of breaking even than a case of her accepting so much as she might think from us. But I think that in fact this reference to the tax reduction did not encourage her, as I had hoped.
Mr. Jenner. It wasn't quite correct either, was it, Mrs. Paine?
(Laughter.)
Mrs. Paine. Did I get a chance to read the second letter as written at 2 a.m. and I was hopeful only more than——
Mr. Jenner. Mrs. Paine, I think the members of the Commission and also you from our talk last night, are interested in your letters which you have now identified suggesting financial arrangements to Mrs. Oswald, since to one who might read them without knowing the background they might seem crass.
Mrs. Paine. I felt crass in Russian, particularly.
Mr. Jenner. I was not thinking in terms of your difficulty in communicating with her, but you had no selfish or ulterior financial motive, did you, in this connection?
Mrs. Paine. Did it appear that?
Mr. Jenner. It might.
Mrs. Paine. Even with such bad arithmetic.