So she understood his moral attitude, at least, and she knew he would act accordingly.
She never asked him anything direct, but she got to know enough.
Another day, when he saw Miriam, the conversation turned to marriage, then to Clara’s marriage with Dawes.
“You see,” he said, “she never knew the fearful importance of marriage. She thought it was all in the day’s march — it would have to come — and Dawes — well, a good many women would have given their souls to get him; so why not him? Then she developed into the femme incomprise, and treated him badly, I’ll bet my boots.”