It is out of the question that a man should take a girl from her home, and make her his wife, and then throw her off for so little of an offence as this.
She might compel him by law to take her back." "What would she get by that ?" "Little enough," said Priscilla; "and it was little enough she got by marrying him.

She would have had bread, and meat, and raiment without being married, I suppose." "But it was a love-match." "Yes;--and now she is at Nuncombe Putney, and he is roaming about in London.

He has to pay ever so much a year for his love-match, and she is crushed into nothing by it.

How long will she have to remain here, Hugh ?" "How can I say?
I suppose there is no reason against her remaining as far as you are concerned ?" "For me personally, none.

Were she much worse than I think she is, I should not care in the least for myself, if I thought that we were doing her good,--helping to bring her back.