HELP PLEASE Which detail from “The Wife” conveys the narrator’s concern about Leslie’s decision to hide the truth about his financial situation from Mary?
“Just as we approached, we heard the sound of music—Leslie grasped my arm; we paused and listened. It was Mary’s voice singing, in a style of the most touching simplicity.”
“‘It is not poverty, so much as pretense, that harasses a ruined man—the struggle between a proud mind and an empty purse—the keeping up a hollow show that must soon come to an end.’”
“‘She must know it sooner or later: you cannot keep it long from her, and the intelligence may break upon her in a more startling manner than if imparted by yourself.’”
“‘You must change your style of living—nay,’ observing a pang to pass across his countenance, ‘don’t let that afflict you.’”