She demanded to know why he had secretly borrowed money of her aunt, when from the time of their marriage it had been understood that they should never do so.

Her own fortune he had been free to use as he liked; she demanded to know why he had not taken her own money; but to ask financial favors of Aunt Sally, and this, too, without consultation, was beyond her comprehension.

She was on secure ground here; he had always shared her feeling that Mrs.Owen required cautious handling, but he had nevertheless violated their compact.

She rushed breathlessly and with sobs through her recital.
"And you haven't seen Aunt Sally since; you have made no effort to make it right with her!" "As to that, Hallie, I haven't had a chance to see her; she's only been home two days and I've been away myself since.

Now that I'm in her house I shall explain it all to her before I leave." "But you haven't explained to me why you did it! It seems to me that I have a right to know how you came to do such a thing." "Well, then, the fact is that newspapers these days are not cheap and the 'Courier' cost a lot of money.