My father would ha' broke me.

Luckily she died." "Who died ?" asked Mr.Caryll, with a show of interest.
"The girl.

Did I not tell you there was a girl?
'Twas she was the folly--Antoinette de Maligny.

But she died--most opportunely, egad! 'Twas a very damned mercy that she did.

It--cut the--the--what d'ye call it--knot ?" "The Gordian knot ?" suggested Mr.Caryll.
"Ay--the Gordian knot.