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I say that these monstrous laws of yours will bring a curse upon the land  God will not let such wickedness endure.' For an instant she sat up, her cheeks flushed, and her eyes blazing from under the terrible mark upon her brow. I SAY THAT THESE MONSTROUS LAWS OF YOURS WILL BRING A CURSE UPON THE LAND GOD WILL NOT LET SUCH WICKEDNESS ENDURE FOR AN INSTANT SHE SAT UP HER CHEEKS FLUSHED AND HER EYES BLAZING FROM UNDER THE TERRIBLE MARK UPON HER BROW
imbs. She hastily covered it. 'It is nothing. It has no connection with this hideous business tonight. If you and your friend will sit down, I will tell you all I can. 'I am the wife of Sir Eustace Brackenstall. I have been married about a year. I suppose that it is no use my attempting to conceal that our marriage has not been a happy one. I fear that all our neighbours would tell you that, even if I were to attempt to deny it. Perhaps the fault may be partly mine. I was brought up in the freer, less conventional atmosphere of South Australia, and this English life, with its proprieties and its primness, is not congenial to me. But the main reason lies in the one fact, which is notorious to everyone, and that is that Sir Eustace was a confirmed drunkard. To be with such a man for an hour is unpleasant. Can you imagine what it means for a sensitive and high-spirited woman to be tied to him for day and night? It is a sacrilege, a crime, a villany to hold that such a marriage is binding. OF THE WHITE ROUND LIMBS SHE HASTILY COVERED IT IT IS NOTHING IT HAS NO CONNECTION WITH THIS HIDEOUS BUSINESS TO NIGHT IF YOU AND YOUR FRIEND WILL SIT DOWN I WILL TELL YOU ALL THAT I CAN I AM THE WIFE OF SIR EUSTACE BRACKENSTALL I HAVE BEEN MARRIED ABOUT A YEAR I SUPPOSE IT IS NO USE MY ATTEMPTING TO CONCEAL THAT OUR MARRIAGE HAS NOT BEEN A HAPPY ONE I FEAR THAT ALL OUR NEIGHBOURS WOULD TELL YOU THAT EVEN IF I WERE TO DO TO ATTEMPT TO DENY IT PERHAPS THE FAULT MAY BE PARTLY MINE I WAS BROUGHT UP IN A FREER LESS CONVENTIONAL ATMOSPHERE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND THIS ENGLISH LIFE WITH ITS PROPRIETY EASE AND ITS PRIMNESS IS NOT CONGENIAL TO ME BUT THE MAIN REASON LIES IN THE ONE FACT WHICH IS NOTORIOUS TO EVERY ONE AND THAT IS THAT SIR EUSTACE WAS A CONFIRMED DRUNKARD TO BE WITH SUCH A MAN FOR AN HOUR IS UNPLEASANT CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT IT MEANS FOR A SENSITIVE AND HIGH SPIRITED WOMAN TO BE TIED TO HIM FOR A DAY AND A NIGHT IT IS A SACRILEGE A CRIME A VILLAINY TO HOLD SUCH MARRIAGE AS BINDING
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