"To your keeping, I should prefer."
"I fear that you may think I've been remiss, that other things have taken my mind off them, that I've, in short, forgotten them, but it is not so."
"I never doubted you."
"I hope to prove to you that you've not misplaced your confidence, in evidence of which I bring you this," and he handed her a paper.
"What is it?" she said.
"A line from your husband," she started, "which gives you your freedom."
"You mean a divorce?"
"Yes."
"But I do not understand."
"He agreed to consent to your obtaining such a decree on any ground you choose. I've decided on 'incompatibility of temper,' as being the least embarrassing to you. He will not appear to contest the suit when it is brought forward. This paper, signed in my presence, promises as much."