"And can he succeed?"
"No."
"How will you stop him?"
"I don't know yet just what we shall do, but if worse comes to worse I will allow myself to be committed for contempt of court."
"What would they do with you?"
"Give me free board for a time."
"Not send you to prison?"
"Yes."
"Oh!" she cried, "that mustn't be. You must not make such a sacrifice for us."
"I'd do more than that for you," I said, and I couldn't help putting a little emphasis on the last word, though I knew I had no right to do it.