A murmur of excitement ran through the hall.
"What did you say to her?"
"I told her that she was his lordship's lawful wife; that she had vowed before God to honour and obey him in all things."
"Had she ever made an attempt to escape?"
"No, sir."
"Did she ever give you any reason for wishing to do so?"
"She told me that his lordship threatened to shut her up in a lunatic asylum, but I assured her he would never do so. He loved her too much."
"You consider that he was very devoted to her?"
The woman closed her eyes for a second.
"He loved her as I have never before known a man love a woman," she answered, with suppressed vehemence.