23/30 You used to be religious"---- "Oh, how can you talk to me like that! If you really think me wicked and disgraced, leave me to my own conscience! Have _you_ no sins that ask for forgiveness ?" "It isn't for you to speak of them," he retorted, with imbecile circling. "All I know is that you are my wife by law, and it is my duty to save you from this position. If you resist my authority, I shall explain everything to any one who asks, that's all .-- Who was that lady you were talking to ?" "She lives in the little house over there. |