magnified his cruelty.
Wouldn't it more foreshadow his cruelty if his sole reason for him not liking her originally is because she's poor.
magnified his cruelty.
Wouldn't it more foreshadow his cruelty if his sole reason for him not liking her originally is because she's poor.
But then it was such a dead time of year, no wild-fowl, no game,
"No wild-fowl, no game" - Waterfowl and other game birds such as Pheasants, and grouse are not allowed to be hunted now.
He seemed to be looking in her countenance
Looking in her "countenance" = the appearance of a person's facial expressions
poverty
In 17th and 18th century England people were married at very young ages.