“....he still maintained that she had done wrong to leave her husband; it was a violation of her sacred duties as a wife, and a tempting of Providence by laying herself open to temptation; and nothing short of bodily ill--usage (and that of no trifling nature) could excuse such a step - nor even that, for in such a case she ought to appeal to the laws for portection.” MarriageAbuseSeparationWildfell Hall Book:The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Source: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall