“Indeed she did, Nelly, and is living on it now.”
“And then turned him out of doors?”
“Well, so to speak, she made it impossible for him to live with her.”
“What a cat she must be!” said Mrs. Quiggin.
“She must,” said Jenny. “And, would you believe it, though she has treated him so shamefully yet he loves her still.”
“Why do you think so, Jenny,” said Mrs. Quiggin.
“Because,” said Jenny, “though he is always sober when I see him I suspect that he is drinking himself to death. He said as much.”
“Poor fellow!” said Mrs. Quiggin. “But men should not take these things so much to heart. Such women are not worth it.”
“No, are they?” said Jenny.
“They have hardly a right to live,” said Mrs. Quiggin.