"Smart girl, Jane," his wife gloated with satisfaction. "It's obvious that you are starting to understand your place in this household. As a reward, I'm prepared to remove your gag so that we can continue our conversation in a more productive way. Would you like that?"
Jack wasted no time in emphatically nodding his head. At last something that would help to reduce his misery and even better a chance to talk Abigail out of some of this madness. Surely she would be more amenable to reason, not that Mary was no longer around to cajole her into more and more vindictive behavior.
"Very well. I'll remove your gag but make sure you understand that I don't want to hear anything from you unless I give you permission to speak or ask you a direct question," Abigail hissed threateningly. "ONe wrong word and the gag will go back in. Got that girlie?"