"The fact is, I hate to give any further publicity to the matter.

Even if I did bring the case into court and sue for libel, I've only got one witness to prove my innocence, and that's my wife.

I'm not going to drag her into it.

She's got nervous prostration over her position as it is, and this would make it worse.

Queen Elizabeth and the rest of these snobs in society won't invite her to any of their functions because they say she hadn't any grandfather; and even if she were received by them, she'd be uncomfortable going about.