“Well, then, having got bored, she gets emotional. Of course the husband doesn’t notice that either. He’s not emotional. He is only wondering how to make both ends meet. But when his wife begins to get emotional, when she feels that something has broken here” (she put her hand to her heart), “when she feels like crying at unexpected moments and laughing at the wrong time, why then——”
“What?” asked Clare.
“Why, then, it’s about time the husband began to notice things, or things will begin to happen to his wife which he won’t jolly well like. That’s all!”
Clare Heywood searched her friend’s face with hungry eyes.
“Why, what will his wife do?”
“Well, there are various alternatives. She either takes to religion——”
“Ah!” said Clare, flushing a little.
“Or to drink——”
“Oh, no!” said Clare, shuddering a little.
“Or to some other kind of man,” said Madge very calmly.