"He has struck me several times."
My blood boiled at these revelations. To think of that exquisite creature at the mercy of an angry brute!
"Why did you not leave him?"
"I had no other home, and, too, he needed me to look after him."
"He could afford to hire caretakers."
"Yes, but he was my only living relative, except my cousin, Mr. Lawrence, and I felt that I owed him care and attention in return for what he had always done for me. Besides, it was difficult for him to keep servants of any sort. They always left after a few of his violent exhibitions of temper."
"Was he liberal with you in money matters?"
"He was not."
"Do you refer to money for household expenses or for your personal use?"
"To both."