Married from the first?
Why not tell me of it?
He could hear her voice as if she had spoken the words.

And how communicate the pell-mell of reasons?
'You're running vixen.

The demand I make is for the jewels,' he said.
'You won't have them, Rowsley--not for her.' 'You think of compelling me to use force ?' 'Try it.' 'You swear the jewels are with your bankers ?' 'I left them in charge of my bankers, and they've not been moved by me.' 'Well, it must be force.' 'Nothing short of it when the honour of our family's concerned.' It was rather worse than the anticipated struggle with this Charlotte, though he had kept his temper.

The error was in supposing that an hour's sharp conflict would settle it, as he saw.

The jewels required a siege.
'When does Eglett return ?' he asked.
'Back to lunch.