"A vulgar termagant, feeling a sense of injury, finds relief in an outburst of jealousy and a furious quarrel.

You have always lived among ladies.

Surely you ought to know that a wife in my position, who respects herself, restrains herself.

I try to remember what I owe to others as well as what they owe to me." She approached the writing table, and took up a pen.
Feeling his position acutely, Linley refrained from openly admiring her generosity.

Until he had deserved to be forgiven, he had forfeited the right to express an opinion on her conduct.