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.
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.