text:  He raved and stamped at her like a maniac terrified her into an acknowledgment that she had listened even to amatory communications from the unhappy Hewitt commanded her from his presence then recalled her to be reprimanded for retiring so hastily and again expelling her pursued her with all but palpable fire and sword to her own territory where locking her in her bed-chamber he deposited the key in his pocket and set out on foot to finish the work of disaster by annihilating the "dealer in soft goods " who had he felt assured been a proximate agent in nearly ridding him of his child