C1764 The Richest Man in the World(2)

When the man had pursued her before she married him, he had indeed pampered her as if she were a treasure in his hand. But by the time she got married, all the man's vices had been laid bare to her: drinking, being unruly, unreasonable, drinking honey when he fought, and bullying the weak. He didn't have a proper job. He gambled all day long