"She refuses to divorce me."
"Why?"
"How do I know? I suppose she's still stuck on me, in her way—hopes to get me back some time."
"But what prevents you——?"
"Nelly said if I tried to divorce her she'd fight back, and she knows...."
He didn't finish, but shut his teeth on a blundering tongue and looked more than ever guilty. But Lucinda was in a pitiless temper.
"About you? You mean—about you and other women?"
"Hang it all! I've never pretended to be a saint, have I, Linda?"
"No wonder the poor thing hated the sight of me!... Oh, how could you have been so unkind!"
"If you'd only give me a show to explain...."