She tilted her head as she regarded him with a mixture of curiosity and something else that she wasn't willing to name at the moment. She said softly, "In the eyes of the law, he and I are married. We ran off to Gretna Green. I made the mistake of thinkin' I fell in love with him. I cannot love someone like him. He's not a nice man. I regret my choice ta marry him but if I hadn't, I wouldn't have my Jacob. I shouldn't involve ye, sir... I... Ye're very good to me already. I am sorry to have even brought it up."