Veronica, if You Can't Behave, I Must Insist You Sit Downstairs.

John directs his gaze towards the plush settee by the bottom of the staircase. It's nicknamed widow's bench because it's where the wives are usually relegated to while their husbands play. Veronica slowly makes her way down the grand staircase and dutifully sits down. She looks up at john and starts cry. Some of the other members look away out of embarrassment. John glances at aspinall, who glares at veronica with utter contempt. Oh, he's just awful, isn't he? A few years ago, john might have gone down there comforted her, but now he sees her through hardened eyes he's going through hell,. He needs a wife who can be strong