But could you excuse it if it were ?" "Ah, I see you'd have been capable of it in my place, and you're ashamed." "Yes," sighed the wife, "I'm afraid that I should.

But tell me that you wouldn't, Basil!" "I can tell you that I wasn't.

But I suppose that in a real exigency, I could truckle to the proprietary Dryfooses as well as you." "Oh no; you mustn't, dear! I'm a woman, and I'm dreadfully afraid.

But you must always be a man, especially with that horrid old Mr.Dryfoos.
Promise me that you'll never yield the least point to him in a matter of right and wrong!" "Not if he's right and I'm wrong ?" "Don't trifle, dear! You know what I mean.

Will you promise ?" "I'll promise to submit the point to you, and let you do the yielding.
As for me, I shall be adamant.