"Then is there nothing you can advise?"
"Only that you should go home again, and bear what you have to bear as a cross laid on you."
"I will never go back."
"It is your duty to do so."
"I cannot, and will not."
"Then, Mrs. Kink, I am afraid the blame of this domestic broil lies on your shoulders quite as much as on those of your husband. Woman is the weaker vessel. Her duty is to endure."
"And a separation—"
"That is legal only, and unless you can show very good cause why it should be granted, it may be refused. Has your husband beaten you?"
"No, but he has spoken to me—"
"Words break no bones. I don't think words would be considered. I can't say; I'm no lawyer. But remember—even if separated by law, in the sight of God you would still be one."