He did not think fit to enlighten his wife's ignorance of the fact that in Italy there is no capital punishment.
"But if he has not done it, and we know he has not," faltered Fay.
"He is perhaps shielding someone," said the duke, "the real murderer." "I don't see how that could be." "He may have his reasons.

The real murderer is perhaps a friend--or a--woman.

Your cousin is a romantic.

It is always better for a romantic if he had not been born.

But generally a female millstone is in readiness to tie itself round him, and cast him into the sea.