translation.en: His wife had some inkling of his plans; but she had such a fear of her husband--a fear founded upon brutal ill-treatment--that she dare not write to warn the man whom she knew to be in danger.
translation.no: Hans hustru hadde uklare anelser om planene hans, men hun var så redd for sin mann — på grunn av brutal mishandling fra hans side — at hun ikke våget å skrive for å advare mannen som hun visste var i fare.