That's one thing I CAN treat myself to, and if it is to be had I mean to have it.

What else have I toiled and struggled for, all these years?
I have succeeded, and now what am I to do with my success?
To make it perfect, as I see it, there must be a beautiful woman perched on the pile, like a statue on a monument.

She must be as good as she is beautiful, and as clever as she is good.

I can give my wife a good deal, so I am not afraid to ask a good deal myself.

She shall have everything a woman can desire; I shall not even object to her being too good for me; she may be cleverer and wiser than I can understand, and I shall only be the better pleased.