"Perhaps she never was guilty," said Esther, unable to resist the temptation to irritate.
"Not guilty! what do you mean? Haven't I told you how I found them the day I came up from Ascot?… And didn't she own up to it? What more proof do you want?"
"Anyway, it appears you haven't enough; what are you going to do? Wait until you catch her out?"
"There is nothing else to do, unless——" William paused, and his eyes wandered from Esther's.
"Unless what?"
"Well, you see my solicitors have been in communication with her solicitors, and her solicitors say that if it were the other way round, that if I gave her reason to go against me for a divorce, she would be glad of the chance. That's all they said at first, but since then I've seen my wife, and she says that if I'll give her cause to get a divorce she'll not only go for it, but will pay all the legal expenses; it won't cost us a penny. What do you think Esther?"
"I don't know that I understand. You don't mean——"
"You see, Esther, that to get a divorce—there's no one who can hear us, is there?"
"No, there's no one in the 'ouse except me and the missus, and she's in the study reading. Go on."
"It seems that one of the parties must go and live with another party before either can get a divorce. Do you understand?"