Nodoubt，innumberlessinstances，condonationispossible。SofarwewillgrantLordCranworth\'sargument。Amanmayyieldtothetemptationofpassion，whoyetatheartlovesandrespectshiswife；andfeels，afterhisdelusionisover，arealshameandrepentance。Noriswantofchastitytheonlysinintheworld；——awomanwhoisachastewifemayfillherhusband\'sdayswithunendurablebitterness；andamanwhohaslapsedinhisobservanceofthemarriagevow，mayneverthelessbeakindlyhusbandandfather，withwhomreconcilementwouldbeasafeandblessedgenerosity。Ifweaddtotheseadmissions，woman\'snaturallingeringloveforhercompanion；loveundeniable；indisputable；
loveevidencedeachday，evenamongthepoorcreatureswhocomebruisedandbleedingbeforethepolicecourts；refusingtogiveevidence，inacalmerhour，againstthemansuchevidencewouldPage37
condemntopunishment:ifweaddtheloveofchildren；thedreadofbreakingthebondwhichshallperhapshelpastep-motherintothemother\'svacatedplace:ifweaddtheobviousinterest，inalmosteveryinstance，whichthewomanhastoremaininherhome；andthehorrormostwomenmustfeelattheideaofthepublicexposureanddiscussionofsuchwrongs；
itisevidenttheywouldnotbesoveryeagertoavailthemselves，inusualcases，oftheextremeremedy。
Butinunusualcases——incasesofthedreary，stormy，desertedlife——whereprofligacy，personalviolence，insult，andoppression，fillupthemeasureofthatwrongwhichpardoncannotreach，——whyistheretobenorescueforthewoman?WhyissuchamantobeshelteredundertheLordChancellor\'stermof\"onlyalittleprofligate，\"——and\"condonation\"besupposedtheonlypropernoticeofhisconduct?