use Sir Henry, alone & apparently unprotected, as a bait.  We did so, 
and at the cost of a severe shock to our client we succeeded in 
completing our case and driving Stapleton to his destruction.
A long journey may enable our friend to recover not only from his
shattered nerves but also from his wounded feelings.  His love for the 
lady was deep & sincere, and to him the saddest part of all this black 
business was that he should have been deceived by her.
"There can be no doubt that Stapleton exercised an influence over his wife, 
which may have been love or may have been fear, or possibly both, since 
they are by no means incompatible emotions.  It was at least absolutely
effective, though he found the limits of his power over her when he 
devoured to make her the direct accessory to murder.  She tried again & 
again to warn Sir Henry. Stapleton himself seems to have been capable
