I do not happen to know under what circumstances you met this woman; but I do know that she was my lawful wife before the meeting took place.

In whatever light you may be pleased to regard that fact, you must admit that legally she is my property, not yours!" "Oh, no--no--no!" moaned Puck.
Merryon said nothing.

He felt strangled, as if a ligature about his throat had forced all the blood to his brain and confined it there.
After a moment the bearded man continued: "You may not know it, but she is a dancer of some repute, a circumstance which she owes entirely to me.

I picked her up, a mere child in the streets of London, turning cart-wheels for a living.

I took her and trained her as an acrobat.