That is very little for one who ought, as your husband, to be at this moment the master of Hanton Hall and its rich domain.

However, for a time, that will content me; when I want another I will come to you for it.

I will not call at your house; you can send me a check, bank note, or what you will.
"I do not wish to seem harsh, but it is better to tell you at once that if you refuse any money request of mine at any time I shall immediately commence proceedings against you.

I shall bring an action for breach of promise of marriage, and all England will cry shame on the false, mercenary woman who abandoned a poor lover, to whom her troth was plighted, in order to marry a rich lord.

All England shall despise you.
For your child's sake, I counsel you to avoid an exposure." She read those terrible words over and over again.