I am here to protect my sister and to remove her from your persecution.

I am here to assist her in procuring a divorce." "A divorce! A DIVORCE! Good heavens above!" "Yes, sir," triumphantly, "a divorce from the man she was trapped into marrying and who deserted her.

You did desert her, you can't deny that.

So long as she remains your wife, even in name, she is liable to persecution from you.

She understands this.