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`` I 'll kill myself first . He shall never have that pleasure , no one shall ever be able to say that I let him drag me down . `` I 've always done my duty by him , '' she continued , returning to the threadbare phrase that was ever present in her mind . `` I 've worked morning , noon and night to try and keep him respectable , and see how he treats me . I 'm worse off than a servant , I tell him so and what does he do ? '' she demanded . `` Laughs at me , '' she cried shrilly , answering her own question , `` and humiliates me before the neighbours .