"There are reasons why I can't marry any woman, Sidcup," he said.

"No, I can't tell you them, but you can take it from me that they exist.

No, I'm not married already," he added, with a grim smile, as he saw the question in Sidcup's eyes.

"The fact is, I'm an outcast and a pariah.

Sounds melodramatic, doesn't it?
But it's the truth.