> I have uniformly replied that she must bear our misfortune and fight the fight out to the end, that the children were the first consideration, and that I fear

> I have uniformly replied that she must bear our misfortune and fight the fight out to the end, that the children were the first consideration, and that I feared they must bind us together in “appearance.” I'm curious as to what he actually said to her. Nobody talks to their spouse in such a stuffy way, even if they are estranged.