However, Morris» wife, Janey, became another
of his
mistresses and models, a situation which
caused great tension between Rossetti and Morris, ending in an acrimonious split in 1875.
Any person who being legally liable, either as master or
mistress, to provide for any apprentice or servant necessary food, clothing or lodging, wilfully and without lawful excuse refuses or neglects to provide the same, or unlawfully and maliciously does or
causes to be done any bodily harm to such apprentice or servant so that the life
of such apprentice or servant is endangered or that his health has been or is likely to be permanently injured, is guilty
of a misdemeanour.