If done at all, it could not at any rate be done at the present moment.
'I am better now,' said he, giving a long and deep sigh; and then he threw his arms round his wife and passionately embraced her.
'My own angel, my best, best love, how much too good or much too noble you are for such a husband as I am!' 'I wish I could be good enough for you,' she replied, as she began to arrange his things for dressing.

'You are so tired, dearest; wash your hands and come down--don't trouble yourself to dress this evening; unless, indeed, you are going out again.' 'Gertrude,' said he, 'if there be a soul on earth that has not in it a spark of what is good or generous, it is the soul of Undy Scott;' and so saying he began the operations of his toilet.
Now Gertrude had never liked Undy Scott; she had attributed to him whatever faults her husband might have as a husband; and at the present moment she was not inclined to fight for any of the Scott family.
'He is a very worldly man, I think,' said she.
'Worldly!--no--but hellish,' said Alaric; 'hellish, and damnable, and fiendish.' 'Oh, Alaric, what has he done ?' 'Never mind; I cannot tell you; he has done nothing.

It is not that he has done anything, or can do anything to me--but his heart--but never mind--I wish--I wish I had never seen him.' 'Alaric, if it be about money tell me the worst, and I'll bear it without a murmur.

As long as you are well I care for nothing else--have you given up your place ?' 'No, dearest, no; I can keep my place.

It is nothing about that.
I have lost no money; I have rather made money.