Put the case that he took her in, and that he kept down the old, wild, violent nature whenever he saw an inkling of its breaking out, by asserting his power over her in the old way.

举个例子，他收留了她，每当他看到旧的、狂野的、暴力的本性爆发的迹象时，他就通过以旧的方式对她行使权力来压制住她。