It was difficult for Shelton to feel angry at that ironic merriment, with its sudden ending; it was too impersonal to irritate: it was too concerned with human nature.
"If--hum--it came to the other thing," said Mr.Paramor, "the settlement's at an end as far as she 's concerned.

We 're bound to look at every case, you know, old boy." The memory of the play and his conversation with Halidome was still strong in Shelton.

He was not one of those who could not face the notion of transferred affections--at a safe distance.
"All right, Uncle Ted," said he.

For one mad moment he was attacked by the desire to "throw in" the case of divorce.

Would it not be common chivalry to make her independent, able to change her affections if she wished, unhampered by monetary troubles?
You only needed to take out the words "during coverture." Almost anxiously he looked into his uncle's face.