Well, she had not been cheated, because she knew what Bob was before they married; and although ambition had something to do with it, she loved him.

For all that, she had got some rude jars, and now passion was dying, her love was colored by a certain half-maternal protection.

Bob must be watched and guarded.
Her ambition, however, remained.

She had beauty and intelligence and wanted to win a place in cultured society.

Bob could help her, and she was tired of the dreary settlement.