That's melodrama, and he's a cold-blooded artist.
He will torture that sweet child over there until she poisons him, or runs away." "Isn't he too clever for that?
She has a million!" "He'll not realise it till it's all over.

He's too selfish to see--how I hate him!" Lord Windlehurst smiled indulgently at her.

"Ah, you never hated any one--not even the Duke." "I will not have you take away my character.

Of course I've hated, or I wouldn't be worth a button.

I'm not the silly thing you've always thought me." His face became gentler.