I am in love and want to be free to remarry.” “And who is this temptress that causes your insanity?” “Elisabeth.” “Elizabeth? Elizabeth who?” George hesitated. He bit his lower lip as he tried to summon the courage to bear her wrath. “I want to marry Elisabeth Beeton. She is pregnant with my child. I love her and I want her for my wife,” he said hurriedly, afraid he would lose his courage before he finished his thought. He exhaled heavily, waiting for the response he knew he would get. “Are you mad? You cannot put aside Jane to marry a servant.” “She is carrying my child. I am to be a father; I thought never to have this joy.” “She is a servant!”
