"Whether I also shan't kill Amherst!" exclaimed Lorraine.
Cameron shook his head. "It is too late now!"
"Too late for what?"
"To kill him."
"Why?"
"If you've cast off Stephanie, you've let him out."
"What?" Lorraine demanded. "I've let him out?"
"To my mind, yes. If another man goes off with my wife, I'm not justified in killing him unless I'm ready to take my wife back. If she is worthless it is folly to kill because of her. The killing is for her honor—for having led her astray."
"And is my honor not to be considered?" asked Lorraine vehemently.