Poor John has got 'the Old Man of the Sea' on his back in the shape of this woman; and I expect she'll be the ruin of him yet.

I can't want to break up his illusion about her; because, what good will it do?
He has married her, and must live with her; and, for Heaven's sake, let the illusion last while it can! I'm going to draw off, and leave them to each other; there's no other way." "You are, Gracie ?" "Yes; you see John came to me, all stammering and embarrassment, about this making over of the old place; but I put him at ease at once.

'The most natural thing in the world, John,' said I.'Of course Lillie has her taste; and it's her right to have the house arranged to suit it.' And then I proposed to take all the old family things, and furnish the house that I own on Elm Street, and live there, and let John and Lillie keep house by themselves.

You see there is no helping the thing.

Married people must be left to themselves; nobody can help them.