It was a terrible thing for a wife to disrespect her husband, but striking a lady was beyond the pale, no matter the size of your bank balance.

"I understand, sir." he turned his attention away from the old man "Right. You." Bert pointed at the younger Carrington. "You are to present your father at the station tomorrow to discuss this. Fail to appear, I'll charge both a ye with obstruction and absconding and I'll make you wish they still transported people to Australia. Understand?"