"It is out of the question.
I refuse to do it.

Matters have gone too far.

To all intents and purposes, Stella is my wife, and I'm damned if any one shall come between us.

You may do your worst! I refuse." Defiance was his only weapon, and he hurled it with all his strength; but the moment he had done so, he realized the hopelessness of the venture.

Monck made a single, swift movement, and in a moment the moonlight glinted upon the polished muzzle of a Service revolver.