No, my dearest wife, not even by you.
"Truth to tell, my dearest wife, I'm more Death than Companion these days."
'My dearest wife, what is the matter with you?'
I owe you so much, but what you're doing is not right, my dearest wife.
My dearest beloved wife was lying all beaten and broken in Intensive Care, and I was thinking about somebody else.
"I hope you know what you're doing, my dearest wife, because I want you too much to be sensible."
"My dearest wife, "You must think me a coward...at the very least, a deserter of our family; at worst, a traitor to our people.
He wouldn't have lost his dearest wife, relatives, neighbours, best friend, and nearly his own life if the notorious crocodiles had not been around.
"And so are you, my dearest wife."
We stand on the brink of peace, my dearest wife.