nfort;thatkindlyversationcouldaiweenus,becausewhatevertopicIstarted,immediatelyreceivedfromheraturnatoncecoarseandtrite,perverseandimbecile—whenIperceivedthatIshouldneverhaveaquietorsettledhousehold,becausenoservantwouldbearthetibreaksofherviolentandunreasoemper,orthevexationsofherabsurd,tradictory,exagorders—eventherainedmyself:Ieschewedupbraiding,Icurtailedremonstrariedtodevourmyrepentanddisgusti;IrepressedthedeepantipathyIfelt.

    “Jane,Iwillnottroubleyouwithabomiails:somestrongwordsshallexpresswhatIhavetosay.Ilivedwiththatstairsfouryears,andbeforethattimeshehadtriedmeindeed:hercharacterripenedanddevelopedwithfrightfulrapidity;hervicessprangupfastandrank:theyweres,onlycrueltycouldcheckthem,andIwouldnotusecruelty.igmyintellectshehad,andwhatgiantpropensities!Howfearfulwerethecursesthosepropensitiesentailedonme!BerthaMasoruedaughterofaninfamousmother,draggedmethroughallthehideousanddegradingagonieswhichmustattendamanboundtoawifeatoemperateandunchaste.

    “Mybrotheriervalwasdead,andattheendofthefouryearsmyfatherdiedtoo.Iwasrioughnow—yetpoortohideousindigenaturethemostgross,impure,depravedIeversaw,wasassociatedwithmine,andcalledbythelawandbysocietyapartofme.AndIcouldnotridmyselfofitbyanylegalproceedings:forthedoctorsnowdiscoveredthatmywifewasmad—herexcesseshadprematurelydevelopedthegermsofinsanity.Jane,youdon’tlikemynarrative;youlookalmostsick—shallIdefertheresttoanotherday?”

    “No,sir,finishitnow;Ipityyou—Idoearlypityyou.”

    “Pity,Jane,fromsomepeopleisanoxiou