"Impossible!"
"She admitted as much to me."
"But surely—!"
"As far as I know, none of her husbands has died."
"In America," began the Bishop, "the divorce laws are lax, and perhaps—"
"Oh, no, I'm sure she hasn't been divorced. I don't think she'd approve of it."
"But then—it means—"
"Yes, that's just the point. And so another marriage with this Mr. Spotts—"
"Must be stopped at all costs!" cried his Lordship, growing very red in the face with agitation.
"I thought you'd feel so," said his son. "And that's why I ventured—"