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Step-by-step explanation:
It would have been completely unacceptable at the time. In light of Misse May's amusing remark, "if you burn me, you won't git a thing but wife ashes" (728). I see her unhappy, with tears in her eyes and a gut full of hot wrath. She may even attempt vengeance by dissolving this marriage if they can afford it, or by having another affair. As for Joe, I can imagine him accepting responsibility if a child was born as a result of this affair. However, I doubt he would just let Missie May leave, given how much he adores her. He would most likely attempt to sort something out with her and beg her for forgiveness.