Emily must have known his real wishes about Colonel Osborne; but when she had found that he had rescinded his verbal orders about the admission of the man to the house,--which he had done to save himself and her from slander and gossip,--she had taken advantage of this and had thrown herself more entirely than ever into the intimacy of which he disapproved! When they met, each was so sore that no approach to terms was made by them.
"If I am to be treated in that way, I would rather not live with you," said the wife.

"It is impossible to live with a husband who is jealous." "All I ask of you is that you shall promise me to have no further communication with this man." "I will make no promise that implies my own disgrace." "Then we must part; and if that be so, this house will be given up.
You may live where you please,--in the country, not in London; but I shall take steps that Colonel Osborne does not see you." "I will not remain in the room with you to be insulted thus," said Mrs.Trevelyan.And she did not remain, but left the chamber, slamming the door after her as she went.
"It will be better that she should go," said Trevelyan, when he found himself alone.

And so it came to pass that that blessing of a rich marriage, which had as it were fallen upon them at the Mandarins from out of heaven, had become, after an interval of but two short years, anything but an unmixed blessing..