The sacrifice was all on the woman's side.

No one thought much the worse of men when they did these things.

And Michael was so good, so honourable that he would certainly never desert her.

They would become legal husband and wife directly Andrea divorced her.
From underneath these matted commonplaces, Fay's muffled conscience strove to reach her with its weak voice.
"Stop, stop!" it said.

"You will injure him.