wherefore

Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, from brooks and children up, and that if she noticed anything odd or out of place she would never rest until she had ferreted out the whys and wherefores thereof.

The end of life was reserved for the Dog, wherefore the old man is often snappish, irritable, hard to please, and selfish, tolerant only of his own household, but averse to strangers and to all who do not administer to his comfort or to his necessities.

“Me!” repeated Edmond, slightly changing color, “and wherefore, I pray?”

“And wherefore were you called away just now?” asked Mademoiselle de Saint-Méran, with an air of deep interest.