And after a week had passed, Lady Anstruthers began to be restless and angry, and once she flew into a rage, and told me I was a fool, and that if I had been an Englishwoman, I should have had some decent control over my husband, because he would have respected me.

In time I found out what I had done.
It did not take long." "The paper you signed," said Betty, "gave him control over your money ?" A forlorn nod was the answer.
"And since then he has done as he chose, and he has not chosen to care for Stornham.

And once he made you write to father, to ask for more money ?" "I did it once.

I never would do it again.

He has tried to make me.