In the whirlwind of her wrath, your mother told Carew some home truths; above all, let him know she despised him, and had inveigled him into marriage.

He had no other name for her, henceforth, but Serpent." "I know," said Yorke.

"Go on." "It was within two months of your birth that this quarrel took place.
Had you been born, and especially here at Crompton, I think the rupture would never have happened.

Your grandmother felt that too, and did her utmost to precipitate matters, and, as you know, she was successful.

Her daughter-in-law was compelled to leave the house, and an action was commenced in an ecclesiastical court.