Sheaddedthatanywishofhisofcoursewaslawtoher。
Hewasayoungandinexperiencedhusband；itseemedtohimahopefulopening。Hespokeofquitealotofthings——thingsaboutwhichhefeltthathewasrightandshewaswrong。Shewentandfetchedaquireofpaper，andborrowedhispencilandwrotethemdown。
Lateron，goingthroughhislettersinthestudy，hefoundanunexpectedcheque；andranupstairsandaskedherifshewouldnotliketocomeoutwithhimandgetherselfanewhat。
\"Icouldhaveunderstoodit，\"hemoaned，\"ifshehaddroppedonmewhileIwas——well，Isuppose，youmightsaylecturingher。Shehadlistenedtoitlikealamb——hadn’topenedhermouthexcepttosay’yes，dear，’or’no，dear。’Then，whenIonlyaskedherifshe’dlikeanewhat，shegoessuddenlyravingmad。Ineversawawomangosomad。\"
Idoubtiftherebeanythinginnaturequiteasunexpectedasawoman’stemper，unlessitbetumblingintoahole。ItoldallthistoDick。Ihavetoldithimbefore。Oneofthesedayshewillknowit。