The idea of medical practice has become distasteful to him, and he has decided on devoting his life to discovery in chemical science.
"And this is the man whom I married with the sincerest belief in the brilliant social career that was before him! For this contemptible creature I have sacrificed my position in the world, and alienated my father from me for ever.

I may look forward to being the wife of a poor Professor, who shows experiments to stupid lads in a school.

And the friends in Paris, who, to my certain knowledge, are now waiting to give him introductions to the Imperial Court itself, may transfer their services to some other man.
"No words can tell you what I feel at this complete collapse of all my hopes and plans.

The one consideration of my child is all that restrains me from leaving my husband, never to see him again.

As it is, I must live a life of deceit, and feign respect and regard for a man whom I despise with my whole heart.
"Power--oh, if I had the power to make the fury that consumes me felt! The curse of our sex is its helplessness.