temporaryseparationbetweenhusbandandwifeistheonepeaceablesolutionofthisdifficulty。Partthemforthepresent，andwhenallcausesofirritationareremoved，I，whohavenowthehonourofaddressingyou——IwillundertaketobringSirPercivaltoreason。LadyGlydeisinnocent，LadyGlydeisinjured，but——followmythoughthere！——sheis，onthatveryaccountIsayitwithshame，thecauseofirritationwhilesheremainsunderherhusband’sroof。Nootherhousecanreceiveherwithproprietybutyours。
Iinviteyoutoopenit。’
Cool。HerewasamatrimonialhailstormpouringintheSouthofEngland，andIwasinvited，byamanwithfeverineveryfoldofhiscoat，tocomeoutfromtheNorthofEnglandandtakemyshareofthepelting。Itriedtoputthepointforcibly。justasIhaveputithere-TheCountdeliberatelyloweredoneofhishorridfingers，kepttheotherup，andwenton——rodeoverme，asitwere，withouteventhecommoncoachmanlikeattentionofcrying`Hi！’beforeheknockedmedown。
`Followmythoughtoncemore，ifyouplease，’heresumed。`Myfirstobjectyouhaveheard。MysecondobjectincomingtothishouseistodowhatMissHalcombe’sillnesshaspreventedherfromdoingforherself。
MylargeexperienceisconsultedonalldifficultmattersatBlackwaterPark，andmyfriendlyadvicewasrequestedontheinterestingsubjectofyourlettertoMissHalcombe-Iunderstoodatonce——formysympathiesareyoursympathies——whyyouwishedtoseeherherebeforeyoupledgedyourselftoinvitingLadyGlyde。Youaremostright，sir，inhesitatingtoreceivethewifeuntilyouarequitecertainthatthehusbandwillnotexerthisauthoritytoreclaimher。Iagreetothat。Ialsoagreethatsuchdelicateexplanationsasthisdifficultyinvolvesarenotexplanationswhichcanbeproperlydisposedofbywritingonly。MypresenceheretomyowngreatinconvenienceistheproofthatIspeaksincerely。Asfortheexplanationsthemselves，I——Fosco——I，whoknowSirPercivalmuchbetterthanMissHalcombeknowshim，affirmtoyou，onmyhonourandmyword，thathewillnotcomenearthishouse，orattempttocommunicatewiththishouse，whilehiswifeislivinginit。Hisaffairsareembarrassed。