Mrs. Sutton was originally angry, but hearing this she was amused.
Regina Chaney was dumbfounded. She looked at Thea Shaw and suddenly, in agitation, said, "What do you mean?"
"What do I mean?" Thea, who never tolerated people like this, retorted, "Your husband did something worse than a beast and yet you don't consider denouncing him for justice, thinking that you can't live without him. Since that's the case, once he's in jail, you might as well follow him in a show of your great love. As for what to do with your daughter having such a disgraceful father, have you thought about what he did to an innocent girl and how he ruined the rest of her life, and what others are to do?"
