I wanted a wife.

I adored--I've always adored babies--" "If that is true," returned Gabriella sternly, for she was not disposed to soften to Charley, and in her heart she deeply resented what she called Jane's "weakness," "if that is true why do you behave so outrageously to Jane and the children?
Why can't you be decent ?" "I could," answered Charley, with engaging lucidity, "if she were less so.

It's her infernal virtue I can't stand, Gabriella.

No man could stand it without taking to drink." "But you knew she was that way.

She was always trying to make people better.