And break her heart?
Admiral.
Women's hearts are like old china, none the worse for a break or two.
Lady Frederick.
Did you ever know my husband, Admiral?
Admiral.
Yes.
Lady Frederick.
I was married to him at seventeen because my mother thought it a good match, and I was desperately in love with another man. Before we'd been married a fortnight he came home blind drunk, and I had never seen a drunken man before. Then I found out he was a confirmed tippler. I was so ashamed. If you only knew what my life was for the ten years I lived with him. I've done a lot of foolish things in my time, but, my God, I have suffered.
Admiral.