And if you die your wife will be free to--" The man sat up and took away from his mouth a handkerchief spotted with blood.

His eyes glittered, and he showed his white teeth.
"My wife will be free to what ?" he demanded viciously, and the same devil that had lurked in Mother Cockleshell's eye, now showed conspicuously in his.
Miss Greeby had no pity on his manifest distress and visible wrath, but answered obliquely: "You know that she was almost engaged to her cousin before you married her," she hinted pointedly.
"Yes, I know, d---- him," said Pine with a groan, and rolled over to clutch at the grass in a vicious manner.

"But he's not at The Manor now ?" "No." "Agnes doesn't speak of him ?" "No." Pine drew a deep breath and rose slowly to his feet, with a satisfied nod.
"I'm glad of that.

She's a good woman is Agnes, and would never encourage him in any way.

She knows what is due to me.