All had turned out as she wished.

She looked upon the thousand dollars as already hers.

The considerations which she had urged would, she was sure, induce him to make every effort to secure her silence.
Then, with a thousand dollars, what might not be done?
She would withdraw from the business, for one thing.

It was too hazardous.

Why might not Dick and she retire to the country, lease a country inn, and live an honest life hereafter?
There were times when she grew tired of the life she lived at present.