monsters, who think by confining to secure—

—a wife, it is his maxim to treat as a

bosom friend and confidant, and not as a

—plaything, or menial slave, the woman

chosen to be his companion. Neither party

—he says, should always obey implicitly;

but each yield to the other by turns.

—An ancient maiden aunt, near seventy,

a cheerful, venerable, and pleasant old lady,

—lives in the house with us; she is the de-