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I conjectured , and conjectured rightly , that these words were addressed , not to her husband , but to Mr. John Cavendish . At five o'clock , an hour later , she uses almost the same words , but the standpoint is different . She admits to Dorcas , ` I do n't know what to do ; scandal between husband and wife is a dreadful thing . ' At four o'clock she has been angry , but completely mistress of herself . At five o'clock she is in violent distress , and speaks of having had a great shock . `` Looking at the matter psychologically , I drew one deduction which I was convinced was correct . The second ` scandal ' she spoke of was not the same as the first -- and it concerned herself !